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NY S07337
Bill
Status
4/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Griffo
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AI Summary
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Establishes $100 million annual law enforcement grant program for 2026-2028, with $80 million for hiring/rehiring police officers and training initiatives (covering up to 90% of costs with 5-year employment commitment), and $20 million for equipment purchases excluding vehicles
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Restores judicial discretion over bail and pretrial detention decisions, allowing courts to consider flight risk, failure to appear history, and danger to the community when setting bail or ordering detention without bail
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Requires mandatory periodic court review of securing orders for incarcerated defendants, ranging from every 4 weeks for misdemeanors to every 12 weeks for class B felonies, to reconsider release on recognizance or reduced bail
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Mandates affirmative consent from witnesses before their contact information can be disclosed to defendants, with law enforcement required to request consent during initial interviews and prosecutors required to seek protective orders when consent is denied
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Reinstates death penalty consideration for murder in the first degree involving intentional killing of law enforcement officers, judges, witnesses, or during commission of certain felonies (robbery, burglary, kidnapping, arson, rape, sexual abuse, escape, or terrorism)
Legislative Description
Enacts into law components of legislation relating to certain criminal justice reform in the state of New York; establishes law enforcement officer grant funds (Part A); provides judges more discretion regarding securing orders and limiting the lengths of certain orders (Part B); requires affirmative consent for the disclosure of contact information of witnesses to a defendant; provides that denial of such consent shall only be for good cause as determined by the court (Part C); relates to consideration of the death penalty for the commission of certain provisions of murder in the first degree (Part D).
Last Action
REFERRED TO CODES
1/7/2026