New York A 4869: Relates to judicial diversion programs; repealer

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A04869 Summary:

BILL NOA04869 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04547

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SPONSORForrest

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COSPNSRWeprin, Hevesi, Gallagher, Jackson, Anderson, Gonzalez-Rojas, Burdick, Epstein, Kelles, Mitaynes,
 Bichotte Hermelyn, Simon, Meeks, Glick, Cunningham, Rosenthal, Cruz, Reyes, Walker, Vanel, De Los
 Santos, Davila, Carroll R, Cook, Tapia, Gibbs, Chandler-Waterman, Septimo, Levenberg, Alvarez,
 Shimsky, Steck, Zaccaro, Simone, Stirpe, Dinowitz, Hyndman, Lee, Rivera, Raga, Shrestha, Bores,
 Otis, Kim, Clark, Valdez, Seawright, Ramos, Burroughs, Taylor, Solages, McDonald, Bronson, Lasher,
 Romero, Wright, Torres, Lupardo, Schiavoni, Rajkumar, Hooks, Moreno

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld §216.00 sub 1 ¶¶(a) & (b), cl ¶, amd CP L, generally; amd §212, Judy L

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Relates to judicial diversion programs; establishes a diversion part in each county; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.

Go to top A04869 Actions:

BILL NOA04869 

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02/06/2025referred to codes

04/28/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA04869 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:04/28/2025AYE/NAY:15/6 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookAyeReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelExcused

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

BronsonAye

Go to topA04869 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA04869 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4869

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 6, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. FORREST, WEPRIN, HEVESI, GALLAGHER, JACKSON,
 ANDERSON, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, BURDICK, EPSTEIN, MAMDANI, KELLES, MITAYNES,
 BICHOTTE HERMELYN, SIMON, MEEKS, GLICK, CUNNINGHAM, ROSENTHAL, CRUZ,
 REYES, WALKER, VANEL, DE LOS SANTOS, DAVILA, R. CARROLL, COOK, TAPIA,
 GIBBS, CHANDLER-WATERMAN, SEPTIMO, K. BROWN, LEVENBERG, ALVAREZ, SHIM-
 SKY, STECK, ZACCARO, SIMONE, STIRPE, DINOWITZ, HYNDMAN, LEE, RIVERA,
 RAGA, SHRESTHA, BORES, OTIS, KIM, CLARK, VALDEZ, SEAWRIGHT, RAMOS --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law and the judiciary law, in
 relation to judicial diversion programs; and to repeal certain
 provisions of the criminal procedure law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. The article heading of article 216 of the criminal proce-
 2 dure law, as added by section 4 of part AAA of chapter 56 of the laws of
 3 2009, is amended to read as follows:
 4 JUDICIAL DIVERSION [PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN FELONY OFFENDERS]
 5 PROGRAMS
 6 § 2. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 216.00 of the
 7 criminal procedure law, as amended by section 1 of chapter 435 of the
 8 laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 9 "Eligible defendant" means any person who stands charged in an indict-
 10 ment [or a], superior court information [with a class B, C, D or E felo-
 11 ny offense defined in article one hundred seventy-nine, two hundred
 12 twenty or two hundred twenty-two of the penal law, an offense defined in
 13 sections 105.10 and 105.13 of the penal law provided that the underlying
 14 crime for the conspiracy charge is a class B, C, D or E felony offense
 15 defined in article one hundred seventy-nine, two hundred twenty or two
 16 hundred twenty-two of the penal law, auto stripping in the second degree
 17 as defined in section 165.10 of the penal law, auto stripping in the
 18 first degree as defined in section 165.11 of the penal law, identity

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07017-01-5

 A. 4869 2

 1 theft in the second degree as defined in section 190.79 of the penal
 2 law, identity theft in the first degree as defined in section 190.80 of
 3 the penal law, or any other specified offense as defined in subdivision
 4 five of section 410.91 of this chapter, provided, however, a defendant
 5 is not an "eligible defendant" if he or she:], information, misdemeanor
 6