A2138 • 2025

Provides for victim statements at the sentencing of a defendant for a misdemeanor

Crime

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Carrie Woerner
Last action: 2026-05-11
Official status: In Assembly Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Provides for victim statements at the sentencing of a defendant for a misdemeanor

Provides for victim statements at the sentencing of a defendant for a misdemeanor Provides for victim statements, or statements from anyone designated by a victim to speak, at the sentencing of a defendant for certain misdemeanors.

What This Bill Does

Provides for victim statements at the sentencing of a defendant for a misdemeanor Provides for victim statements, or statements from anyone designated by a victim to speak, at the sentencing of a defendant for certain misdemeanors.

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Bill History

2026-05-11 Assembly
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
2026-05-11 Assembly
PRINT NUMBER 2138B
2026-01-07 Assembly
REFERRED TO CODES
2025-02-12 Assembly
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
2025-02-12 Assembly
PRINT NUMBER 2138A
2025-01-15 Assembly
REFERRED TO CODES

Official Summary Text

Provides for victim statements at the sentencing of a defendant for a misdemeanor
Provides for victim statements, or statements from anyone designated by a victim to speak, at the sentencing of a defendant for certain misdemeanors.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          2138

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                    January 15, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WOERNER, BUTTENSCHON, COLTON, STERN, HEVESI,
          JACOBSON, SEAWRIGHT, PHEFFER AMATO, DeSTEFANO, SMULLEN, HAWLEY, ANGEL-
          INO, GIGLIO, K. BROWN, DURSO, KELLES, BENDETT,  MANKTELOW,  JENSEN  --
          Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to victim state-
          ments at the sentencing of a defendant for a misdemeanor

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section  1.    Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 380.50 of the
     2  criminal procedure law, as added by chapter 307 of the laws of 1992,  is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    (b)  If  the  defendant  is being sentenced for (1) a felony, OR (2) A
     5  MISDEMEANOR TO   WHICH   THE   DEFENDANT PLED   GUILTY    AFTER    BEING
     6  CHARGED WITH A FELONY OFFENSE PURSUANT TO THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW IN
     7  AN INDICTMENT OR INFORMATION IN SUPERIOR COURT WHERE SUCH FELONY OFFENSE
     8  RESULTED  IN  SERIOUS  PHYSICAL INJURY TO THE VICTIM, THEN the court, if
     9  requested at least ten days prior to the sentencing date,  shall  accord
    10  the victim the right to make a statement with regard to any matter rele-
    11  vant  to  the question of sentence. The court shall notify the defendant
    12  no less than seven days prior to sentencing of the  victim's  intent  to
    13  make a statement at sentencing. If the defendant does not receive timely
    14  notice pursuant to this subdivision, the defendant may request a reason-
    15  able adjournment.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01551-02-5