New York A 1297: Eliminates mandatory minimum sentences; repealer

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A01297 Summary:

BILL NOA01297A

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SAME ASSAME AS S01209-A

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SPONSORMeeks (MS)

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COSPNSRReyes, Burdick, Kelles, Epstein, Cruz, Anderson, Jackson, Gallagher, Walker, Mitaynes, Carroll R,
 Gibbs, Lucas, Hevesi, Gonzalez-Rojas, Rosenthal, Septimo, Weprin, Cook, Rivera, Taylor, Clark,
 Cunningham, Tapia, Shrestha, Kim, Simone, Alvarez, Zinerman, Davila, Shimsky, Chandler-Waterman,
 Raga, Forrest, Levenberg, Bichotte Hermelyn, Hunter, Bores, Seawright, Lee, Dais, Hyndman, Bronson,
 Valdez, Wright, Romero, Burroughs, Stirpe, De Los Santos, Zaccaro, Ramos, Solages, Sayegh, Hooks,
 Dilan, Simon, Moreno

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MLTSPNSR

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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

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

Go to top A01297 Actions:

BILL NOA01297A

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01/09/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

05/12/2026amend and recommit to codes

05/12/2026print number 1297a

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1297--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MEEKS, REYES, BURDICK, KELLES, CRUZ, ANDERSON,
 JACKSON, GALLAGHER, WALKER, MITAYNES, R. CARROLL, GIBBS, LUCAS, HEVE-
 SI, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, ROSENTHAL, SEPTIMO, WEPRIN, COOK, RIVERA, TAYLOR,
 CLARK, CUNNINGHAM, TAPIA, SHRESTHA, KIM, SIMONE, ALVAREZ, ZINERMAN,
 DAVILA, SHIMSKY, CHANDLER-WATERMAN, RAGA, FORREST, LEVENBERG,
 BICHOTTE HERMELYN, HUNTER, BORES, SEAWRIGHT, LEE, DAIS, HYNDMAN, BRON-
 SON, VALDEZ, WRIGHT, ROMERO, BURROUGHS, STIRPE, DE LOS SANTOS, ZACCA-
 RO, RAMOS, SOLAGES, SAYEGH, HOOKS, DILAN, SIMON, MORENO -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee
 on Codes in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- 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:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03169-03-6

 A. 1297--A 2

 1 6. To [insure the public] promote community safety by [preventing the
 2 commission of offenses through the deterrent influence of the sentences
 3 authorized,] supporting the rehabilitation of [those] individuals who
 4 have been convicted, [the promotion of] and their successful and produc-
 5 tive reentry and reintegration into society[, and their confinement when
 6 required in the interests of public protection] by imposing the minimum
 7 sentence necessary to