New York S 611: Provides for victim statements at the sentencing of a defendant for a misdemeanor

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S00611 Summary:

BILL NOS00611B

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SAME ASSAME AS A02138-B

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SPONSORSTAVISKY

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COSPNSRMURRAY, ROLISON

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §380.50, CP L

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Provides for victim statements, or statements from anyone designated by a victim to speak, at the sentencing of a defendant for certain misdemeanors.

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BILL NOS00611B

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO CODES

05/02/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

05/02/2025PRINT NUMBER 611A

05/20/20251ST REPORT CAL.1248

05/21/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/22/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/29/2025PASSED SENATE

05/29/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/29/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

04/21/20261ST REPORT CAL.795

04/22/20262ND REPORT CAL.

04/27/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/06/2026PASSED SENATE

05/06/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/06/2026referred to codes

05/11/2026RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

05/11/2026returned to senate

05/11/2026VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

05/11/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 611B

05/19/2026REPASSED SENATE

05/19/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

05/19/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 611--B
 Cal. No. 795

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. STAVISKY, MURRAY, ROLISON -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes
 in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from
 said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
 reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled,
 vote reconsidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered
 reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to victim state-
 ments at the sentencing of a defendant for a misdemeanor

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 380.50 of the
 2 criminal procedure law, as added by chapter 307 of the laws of 1992, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 (b) If the defendant is being sentenced for (1) a felony, or (2) a
 5 misdemeanor where a pre-sentence report is ordered pursuant to subdivi-
 6 sion two of section 390.20 of this title to which the defendant pled
 7 guilty after being charged with a felony offense pursuant to the vehi-
 8 cle and traffic law in an indictment or information in superior court
 9 where such felony offense resulted in serious physical injury to the
 10 victim, then the court, if requested at least ten days prior to the
 11 sentencing date, shall accord the victim [the right to make a statement
 12 with regard to any matter relevant to the question of sentence], or
 13 anyone designated by the victim to speak on such victim's behalf, the
 14 right to make a statement. The court shall notify the defendant no less
 15 than seven days prior to sentencing of the victim's intent to make a
 16 statement at sentencing. If the defendant does not receive timely notice
 17 pursuant to this subdivision, the defendant may request a reasonable
 18 adjournment.
 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01551-07-6

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