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NY S00128
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Patrick Gallivan
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AI Summary
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Requires district attorneys to notify victims of felony homicide offenses (Article 125 of Penal Law) of their right to attend parole interviews, either in-person or by electronic appearance, and express opinions about potential release and conditions
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Allows victims attending parole interviews to have a support person present upon request
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Expands victim impact statement submission options to include telephonic statements in addition to written, audiotaped, or video recorded formats
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Mandates that all parole board members and presiding commissioners review all victim impact statements, including those from pre-sentencing reports, immediately before conducting parole hearings
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Makes parole hearings invalid if board members fail to review victim impact statements as required
Legislative Description
Requires the notice to crime victims of case disposition to inform the victim of the right to attend interviews between the board of parole and the incarcerated individual in cases where the final disposition includes a felony defined in article one hundred twenty-five of the penal law that results in the commitment of the defendant to the custody of the department of corrections and community supervision for an indeterminate sentence; requires the board of parole to review victim impact statements, failure to review such statements shall make a hearing by the board of parole invalid.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CODES
1/7/2026