New York A 514: Relates to parole eligibility for certain incarcerated persons age fifty-five or older

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A00514 Summary:

BILL NOA00514 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09846

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SPONSORDavila (MS)

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COSPNSRCarroll R, Cruz, Kim, Simon, Walker, Cook, Rozic, Reyes, Taylor, Rosenthal, Hyndman, Vanel, Glick,
 Mitaynes, Steck, Gonzalez-Rojas, Kelles, Gallagher, Anderson, Septimo, Forrest, Burdick, Clark,
 Zinerman, Ramos, Hunter, Meeks, Jackson, Sayegh, Lupardo, Weprin, Seawright, Bichotte Hermelyn,
 Peoples-Stokes, Bronson, Dilan, Paulin, Fall, Gibbs, De Los Santos, Lucas, Tapia, Levenberg, Bores,
 Raga, Shimsky, Shrestha, Simone, Alvarez, Zaccaro, Chandler-Waterman, Lee, Benedetto, Dais,
 Rajkumar, Rivera, Hevesi, Solages, Valdez, Romero, Burroughs, Wright, Torres, Wieder, Lasher,
 Hooks, Moreno, Cunningham, Powers

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MLTSPNSRBarrett

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Amd §259-c, Exec L

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Relates to parole eligibility for certain incarcerated persons age fifty-five or older if they have served at least fifteen years of their sentence or sentences.

Go to top A00514 Actions:

BILL NOA00514 

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01/08/2025referred to correction

04/02/2025reported referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

Go to topA00514 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CORRECTION Chair:Dilan 
DATE:04/02/2025AYE/NAY:8/4 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes DilanAyeDiPietroExcused

ColtonNayPalmesanoNay

BurdickAyeDeStefanoNay

CruzAyeBeephanNay

EpsteinAye

GibbsAye

MeeksAye

LevenbergAye

BurroughsAye

Go to topA00514 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA00514 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 514

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DAVILA, R. CARROLL, CRUZ, KIM, EPSTEIN, WALKER,
 COOK, ROZIC, REYES, TAYLOR, ROSENTHAL, HYNDMAN, VANEL, GLICK,
 MITAYNES, STECK, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, KELLES, GALLAGHER, MAMDANI, ANDERSON,
 SEPTIMO, FORREST, BURDICK, CLARK, ZINERMAN, RAMOS, HUNTER, MEEKS,
 JACKSON, SAYEGH, LUPARDO, WEPRIN, SEAWRIGHT, BICHOTTE HERMELYN,
 PEOPLES-STOKES, BRONSON, DILAN, PAULIN, FALL, GIBBS, DE LOS SANTOS,
 LUCAS, CUNNINGHAM, TAPIA, LEVENBERG, BORES, RAGA, SHIMSKY, SHRESTHA,
 SIMONE, ALVAREZ, ZACCARO, CHANDLER-WATERMAN, LEE, BENEDETTO, DAIS,
 RAJKUMAR, RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRETT -- read
 once and referred to the Committee on Correction

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to parole eligibility for
 certain incarcerated persons aged fifty-five or older

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

 1 Section 1. Section 259-c of the executive law is amended by adding two
 2 new subdivisions 18 and 19 to read as follows:
 3 18. notwithstanding any other section of law, where a person serving a
 4 sentence of incarceration has served at least fifteen years of their
 5 sentence or sentences and has reached the age of fifty-five or greater,
 6 conduct an interview within sixty days of the date of the person's
 7 fifty-fifth birthday or the last day of the fifteenth year of their
 8 sentence, whichever is later, pursuant to section two hundred fifty-
 9 nine-i of this article to determine whether such person should be
 10 released to community supervision. If the board determines that release
 11 is appropriate pursuant to the terms of section two hundred
 12 fifty-nine-i of this article, then the board shall release the person to
 13 community supervision. If release to community supervision is not
 14 granted, the person shall be informed in writing within two weeks of
 15 such appearance of the factors and reasons for the denial of such
 16 release and the board shall specify a date not more than twenty-four

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00225-01-5

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 1 months from such determination for reconsideration, and the procedures
 2 to be followed upon reconsideration shall be the same. If release to
 3 community supervision is granted, the board shall set release conditions
 4 and the provisions of this section shall otherwise apply as though the
 5 person was released after the completion of such person's minimum
 6 sentence. The release assessment and determination required by this
 7 subdivision shall be in addition to, and may no