New York A 6957: Provides judges with more discretion to impose bail on principals and requires certain principals be committed to the custody of the sheriff; repealer

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A06957 Summary:

BILL NOA06957 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMolitor

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COSPNSRWalsh, Gallahan, Smullen, DeStefano, Angelino, Ra, Brown K, Giglio, Bailey

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§510.10. 530.20 & 530.40, rpld §530.60, add §530.60, CP L

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Provides judges with more discretion to impose bail on principals charged with a felony, principals charged with a misdemeanor when awaiting trial for another crime, principals who are a threat to the safety and security of the community, principals charged with a felony serving a sentence of probation or while released to post release supervision; requires principals who have been charged with an offense related to three separate alleged instances of criminal activity are committed to the custody of the sheriff.

Go to top A06957 Actions:

BILL NOA06957 

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03/18/2025referred to codes

05/13/2025held for consideration in codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

Go to topA06957 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/13/2025AYE/NAY:16/6 Action: Held for Consideration DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookAyeReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Go to topA06957 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA06957 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6957

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MOLITOR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to providing
 judges with more discretion to impose bail on principals charged with
 a felony, principals charged with a misdemeanor when awaiting trial
 for another crime, principals who are a threat to the safety and secu-
 rity of the community, principals charged with a felony serving a
 sentence of probation or while released to post-release supervision,
 and requiring principals who have been charged with an offense related
 to three separate alleged instances of criminal activity are committed
 to the custody of the sheriff; and to repeal certain provisions of the
 criminal procedure law in relation thereto

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 510.10 of the criminal procedure
 2 law, as amended by section 2 of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of
 3 2020, the opening paragraph as amended by section 2 of subpart A of part
 4 VV of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, and paragraphs (s) and (t) as
 5 amended and paragraph (u) as added by section 2 of subpart B of part UU
 6 of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 7 4. Where the principal stands charged with a qualifying offense, the
 8 court, unless otherwise prohibited by law, may in its discretion release
 9 the principal pending trial on the principal's own recognizance or under
 10 non-monetary conditions, fix bail, or order non-monetary conditions in
 11 conjunction with fixing bail, or, where the defendant is charged with a
 12 qualifying offense [which is a felony], the court may commit the princi-
 13 pal to the custody of the sheriff. A principal stands charged with a
 14 qualifying offense for the purposes of this subdivision when [he or she]
 15 such principal stands charged with:
 16 (a) a felony [enumerated in section 70.02 of the penal law, other than
 17 robbery in the second degree as defined in subdivision one of section

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09359-04-5

 A. 6957 2

 1 160.10 of the penal law, provided, however, that burglary in the second
 2 degree as defined in subdivision two of section 140.25 of the penal law
 3 shall be a qualifying offense only where the defendant is charged with
 4 entering the living area of the dwelling];
 5 (b) [a crime involving witness intimidation under section 215.15 of
 6 the penal law;
 7 (c) a crime involving witness tampering under section 215.11, 215.12
 8 or 215.13 of the penal law;
 9 (d) a class A felony d