New York S 307: Requires a reading proficiency level assessment and dyslexia screening for certain incarcerated individuals

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S00307 Summary:

BILL NOS00307 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05110

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SPONSORRHOADS

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COSPNSRCANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, GALLIVAN, HELMING, MARTINS, MATTERA, MURRAY, OBERACKER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§510.10, 530.20 & 530.40, CP L

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Authorizes the imposition of bail for certain felony offenses involving the manufacture, sale, distribution, or possession with intent to sell synthetic opioids.

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BILL NOS00307 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO CODES

03/19/2025NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

05/05/2025DEFEATED IN CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 307

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. RHOADS, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, GALLIVAN, HELMING,
 MARTINS, MATTERA, MURRAY, OBERACKER -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to authorizing
 bail for certain felony offenses involving the manufacture, sale,
 distribution, or possession with intent to sell synthetic opioids

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 4 of section 510.10 of the
 2 criminal procedure law, as amended by section 2 of part UU of chapter 56
 3 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (d) a class A felony defined in the penal law[, provided that for
 5 class A felonies under article two hundred twenty of the penal law, only
 6 class A-I felonies shall be a qualifying offense];
 7 § 2. Paragraphs (t) and (u) of subdivision 4 of section 510.10 of the
 8 criminal procedure law, paragraph (t) as amended and paragraph (u) as
 9 added by section 2 of subpart B of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of
 10 2022, are amended and a new paragraph (v) is added to read as follows:
 11 (t) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifi-
 12 able person or property, or any charge of criminal possession of a
 13 firearm as defined in section 265.01-b of the penal law, where such
 14 charge arose from conduct occurring while the defendant was released on
 15 [his or her] their own recognizance, released under conditions, or had
 16 yet to be arraigned after the issuance of a desk appearance ticket for a
 17 separate felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifiable
 18 person or property, or any charge of criminal possession of a firearm as
 19 defined in section 265.01-b of the penal law, provided, however, that
 20 the prosecutor must show reasonable cause to believe that the defendant
 21 committed the instant crime and any underlying crime. For the purposes
 22 of this subparagraph, any of the underlying crimes need not be a quali-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01216-01-5

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 1 fying offense as defined in this subdivision. For the purposes of this
 2 paragraph, "harm to an identifiable person or property" shall include
 3 but not be limited to theft of or damage to property. However, based
 4 upon a review of the facts alleged in the accusatory instrument, if the
 5 court determines that such theft is negligible and does not appear to be
 6 in furtherance of other criminal activity, the principal shall be
 7 released on [his or her] their own recognizance or under appropriate
 8 non-monetary conditions; [or]
 9 (u) criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined in
 10 subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale of
 11 a firearm to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the penal law[.];
 12 or
 13 (v) any felony offense defined in article two hundred twenty of the
 14 penal law, where such offense involves the manufacture, sale, distrib-
 15 ution, or possession with intent to sell synthetic opioids, including
 16 but not limited to fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, nitazene, and nitazene
 17 analogues.
 18 § 3. Subparagraphs (xx) and (xxi) of paragraph (b) of su