New York S 1209: Eliminates mandatory minimum sentences; repealer

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
S01209 Summary:

BILL NOS01209A

&nbsp

SAME ASSAME AS A01297-A

&nbsp

SPONSORMYRIE

&nbsp

COSPNSRBAILEY, BASKIN, BOTTCHER, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ,
 HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY, MAYER, PARKER, RAMOS, RIVERA, SALAZAR,
 SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SUTTON, WEBB

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

Rpld §70.02 subs 2 & 4, §70.70 subs 3 & 4, §490.25 sub 2 ¶(d), §§60.06, 60.07, 60.11-a, 70.04, 70.06, 70.07,
70.08 & 70.10, amd Pen L, generally; amd §§380.20, 390.30, 390.50, 220.10 & 430.20, rpld §§220.35, 400.15,
400.16, 400.19, 400.20 & 400.21, §220.30 sub 3, CP L; amd §74, Chap 3 of 1995; amd §10, Chap 339 of 1972; amd
§76, Chap 435 of 1997; amd Part E §15, Chap 62 of 2003; amd §§2 & 865, rpld §73 sub 10, Cor L

&nbsp

Enacts the "Marvin Mayfield act", eliminating mandatory minimum sentences.

Go to top S01209 Actions:

BILL NOS01209A

&nbsp

01/08/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

05/12/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

05/12/2026PRINT NUMBER 1209A

Go to topS01209 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topS01209 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topS01209 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1209--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. MYRIE, BAILEY, BASKIN, BOTTCHER, BRISPORT, BROUK,
 CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, HARCKHAM,
 HINCHEY, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY, MAYER, PARKER, RAMOS,
 RIVERA, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SUTTON, WEBB -- read
 twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
 Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accord-
 ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, the criminal procedure law and the
 correction law, in relation to eliminating mandatory minimums; to
 amend the sentencing reform act of 1995, in relation to the effective-
 ness thereof; to amend chapter 339 of the laws of 1972, amending the
 correction law and the penal law relating to inmate work release,
 furlough and leave, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend
 chapter 435 of the laws of 1997, amending the military law and other
 laws relating to various provisions, in relation to the effectiveness
 thereof; to amend part E of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, amending
 the correction law and other laws relating to various provisions, in
 relation to the effectiveness thereof; and to repeal certain
 provisions of the penal law, the criminal procedure law and the
 correction law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "Marvin Mayfield act".
 3 § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 1.05 of the penal law, as amended by
 4 chapter 98 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
 5 6. To [insure the public] promote community safety by [preventing the
 6 commission of offenses through the deterrent influence of the sentences
 7 authorized,] supporting the rehabilitation of [those] individuals who
 8 have been convicted, [the promotion of] and their successful and produc-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03169-02-6

 S. 1209--A 2

 1 tive reentry and reintegration into society[, and their confinement when
 2 required in the interests of public protection] by imposing the minimum
 3 sentence necessary to achieve the goals of sentencing outlined above.
 4 § 3. Section 380.20 of the criminal procedure law is amended to read
 5 as follows:
 6 § 380.20 Sentence required.
 7 1. The court must pronounce sentence in every case where a conviction
 8 is entered. If an accusatory instrument contains multiple counts and a
 9 conviction is entered on more than one count the court must pronounce
 10 sentence on each count.
 11 2. When entering a sentence that includes a term of imprisonment, or
 12 within seven days thereafter