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NY A04203

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/13/2023

Primary Sponsor

Steve Stern

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Extends the parole reconsideration timeline for violent felony offenders to either 24 or 48 months from the parole board's determination, compared to the previous standard of not more than 24 months for all offenders.

  • Maintains the existing 24-month maximum reconsideration timeline for all other offenders (non-violent felony offenders).

  • Applies to both initial parole eligibility reviews under Penal Law section 70.40 and indeterminate sentence reviews under Executive Law section 259-i.

  • Takes effect 60 days after becoming law, with a sunset provision where the amendments to initial parole eligibility reviews expire when the indeterminate sentence review amendments take effect.

Legislative Description

Permits the parole board to extend the time for reconsideration of parole for violent felony offenders to forty-eight months from a negative determination.

Last Action

referred to correction

1/3/2024

Committee Referrals

Correction2/13/2023

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