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NY S04765

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jamaal Bailey

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires prosecutors to file statements of trial readiness by affidavit when filed on days not scheduled for trial or other proceedings

  • Mandates courts to rule at each pre-trial appearance on whether adjournment periods count toward speedy trial deadlines, with rulings noted in the court file

  • Limits adjournments to no more than 10 days when the prosecution states not ready and requests a specific date, or when both parties are ready but the court cannot immediately accommodate trial

  • Requires courts to schedule cases within 10 days of a defendant's request when prosecutors file off-calendar statements of readiness

  • Updates gendered language throughout the speedy trial statute to gender-neutral terminology (e.g., "his or her" to "their" or "such defendant's")

Legislative Description

Relates to the timely scheduling of criminal trials.

Last Action

REFERRED TO CODES

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Codes2/12/2025

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