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NY S08354
Bill
Status
6/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Toby Stavisky
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AI Summary
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Allows crime victims to submit victim impact statements in written, audiotaped, or video recorded formats and to meet with parole board members either in person or by video conference
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Expands who can provide victim impact statements in homicide cases or when the victim is unable to assist, explicitly including a victim's "representative" in addition to family members
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Requires parole board members and all presiding commissioners to review all victim impact statements—including those from pre-sentencing reports and those submitted directly to the parole board—prior to conducting any parole hearing
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Mandates that presiding commissioners and board members sign a written attestation confirming they reviewed the victim impact statements before the hearing
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Takes effect 90 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization for agencies to develop necessary rules and regulations for implementation
Legislative Description
Allows victim impact statements in New York state be video recorded; requires that the members of the parole board and all presiding commissioners for such hearing review all relevant victim impact statements prior to the conduct of a parole hearing and to sign a written attestation confirming that they have done so.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CODES
1/7/2026