New York A 6684: Permits at the discretion of the court certain members of the victim's family to read statements in court during the sentencing of a defendant

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A06684 Summary:

BILL NOA06684 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00390

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SPONSORTannousis

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §380.50, CP L

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Permits at the discretion of the court certain members of the deceased victim's family to read statements in court during the sentencing of a defendant, rather than allowing only a single member of the victim's family to read a statement in court, upon consultation with counsel for the defendant and the people.

Go to top A06684 Actions:

BILL NOA06684 

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03/07/2025referred to codes

05/13/2025held for consideration in codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

Go to topA06684 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/13/2025AYE/NAY:16/6 Action: Held for Consideration DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookAyeReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Go to topA06684 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA06684 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6684

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 7, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. TANNOUSIS -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to permitting at
 the discretion of the court certain family members of a victim who is
 deceased to read statements in court during the sentencing of a
 defendant

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section
 2 380.50 of the criminal procedure law, as separately amended by chapters
 3 173 and 198 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (2) if such victim is unable or unwilling to express [himself or
 5 herself] themself before the court or a person so mentally or physically
 6 disabled as to make it impracticable to appear in court in person or the
 7 victim is deceased, a member of the family of such victim, except that
 8 where such victim is deceased and survived by both a spouse and a parent
 9 or parents, the court in its sole discretion may allow a spouse or
 10 parent or, upon consultation with counsel for the defendant and the
 11 people, allow both to make a statement on behalf of such victim, or the
 12 legal guardian or representative of the legal guardian of the victim
 13 where such guardian or representative has personal knowledge of and a
 14 relationship with the victim, unless the court finds that it would be
 15 inappropriate for such person or persons to make a statement on behalf
 16 of the victim.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01570-01-5

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