New York S 5276: Requires the state to enter into an agreement with the Rand Corporation to conduct a study of the impact the 2020 Discovery Reform legislation has had on the handling of criminal cases

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S05276 Summary:

BILL NOS05276 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03453

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Requires the state to enter into an agreement with the Rand Corporation to conduct a study of the impact of the 2020 Discovery Reform legislation enacted by Part HHH of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020 has had on the handling and disposition of criminal cases; makes an appropriation therefor.

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BILL NOS05276 

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02/20/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5276

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT in relation to requiring the state to enter into an agreement
 with the Rand Corporation to conduct a study of the impact the 2020
 Discovery Reform legislation enacted by part HHH of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2020 has had on the handling and disposition of criminal
 cases; and making an appropriation therefor

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

 1 Section 1. The state shall contract with the Rand Corporation, a
 2 research organization that develops solutions to public policy chal-
 3 lenges, to conduct a study of the impact the 2020 Discovery Reform
 4 legislation enacted by part HHH of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020 has
 5 had on the handling and disposition of criminal cases prosecuted by the
 6 state of New York.
 7 § 2. The analysis to be conducted by the Rand Corporation shall
 8 include an analysis of:
 9 a. The impact reduced timelines for discovery have had on the workload
 10 of district attorneys, institutional defense providers, private attor-
 11 neys, assigned counsel and police and non-police investigator workload.
 12 b. The impact reduced timelines for discovery have had on the process-
 13 ing, and disposition of criminal offense cases, including whether there
 14 has been a reduction in or other impact on:
 15 (i) the number of cases in which an indictment has been handed down;
 16 (ii) the number of cases which have been prosecuted at trial and
 17 whether such cases resulted in a conviction, acquittal or mistrial;
 18 (iii) the number of cases in which a plea deal was reached between the
 19 prosecution and the defendant;
 20 (iv) the number of cases in which the prosecuting entity determined
 21 that there was insufficient evidence to proceed to obtain an indictment;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06640-01-5

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 1 (v) the number of cases in which the prosecuting entity determined
 2 that there was insufficient evidence to proceed to trial; and
 3 (vi) the number of cases in which the prosecuting entity elected to
 4 dismiss the case with or without prejudice.
 5 c. The impact reduced timelines for discovery have had on staffing
 6 levels in the offices of district attorneys, institutional defense
 7 providers, private attorneys, assigned counsel and police and non-police
 8 investigators, including:
 9 (i) whether such reduced deadlines have resulted, directly or indi-
 10 rectly, to an increase in staff resignations or retirements;
 11 (ii) whether such reduced deadlines have resulted, directly or indi-
 12 rectly, in decreased recruitment of staff;
 13 (iii) whether such reduced deadlines have resulted, directly or indi-
 14 rectly, in a need for additional police and non-police investigators to
 15 collect evidence; and
 16 (iv) whether such reduced deadlines have resulted, directly or indi-
 17 rectly, in a need for additional staff to organize, interpret, analyze
 18 and transfer discovery materials.
 19 d. The adequacy of currently utilized technology in the processing of
 20 criminal cases for trial, including but not limited to the speed with
 21 which laboratory results are processed and results are received by the
 22 attorneys involved in the case.
 23 e. The impact reduced timelines for discov