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S459 • 2025

Relates to allowing judges more options for when to impose bail or commit the principal to the custody of the sheriff

Relates to allowing judges more options for when to impose bail or commit the principal to the custody of the sheriff

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Sponsor
Anthony H. Palumbo
Last action
2026-05-18
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

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Relates to allowing judges more options for when to impose bail or commit the principal to the custody of the sheriff

Relates to allowing judges more options for when to impose bail or commit the principal to the custody of the sheriff Allows judges more options for when to impose bail or commit the principal to the custody of the sheriff for burglary in the second degree, robbery in the second degree and crimes which resulted in death or serious physical injury.

What This Bill Does

  • Relates to allowing judges more options for when to impose bail or commit the principal to the custody of the sheriff Allows judges more options for when to impose bail or commit the principal to the custody of the sheriff for burglary in the second degree, robbery in the second degree and crimes which resulted in death or serious physical injury.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-18 Senate

    DEFEATED IN CODES

  2. 2026-03-13 Senate

    NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

  3. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO CODES

  4. 2025-01-08 Senate

    REFERRED TO CODES

Official Summary Text

Relates to allowing judges more options for when to impose bail or commit the principal to the custody of the sheriff
Allows judges more options for when to impose bail or commit the principal to the custody of the sheriff for burglary in the second degree, robbery in the second degree and crimes which resulted in death or serious physical injury.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                           459

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                       (PREFILED)

                                     January 8, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure  law,  in  relation  to  allowing
          judges more options for when to impose bail or commit the principal to
          the custody of the sheriff

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

     1    Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of  section  510.10  of  the
     2  criminal procedure law, as amended by section 2 of part UU of chapter 56
     3  of  the  laws  of 2020, is amended and a new paragraph (j-1) is added to
     4  read as follows:
     5    (a) a felony enumerated in section 70.02 of the penal law[, other than
     6  robbery in the second degree as defined in subdivision  one  of  section
     7  160.10 of the penal law], provided, however, that burglary in the second
     8  degree  as defined in subdivision two of section 140.25 of the penal law
     9  shall be a qualifying offense only where the defendant is  charged  with
    10  entering the living area of the dwelling;
    11    (J-1) A CRIME WHICH RESULTED IN DEATH OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY;
    12    §  2.  Subparagraph  (i)  of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section
    13  530.20 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by section 3 of part UU
    14  of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, is amended  and  a  new  subparagraph
    15  (x-1) is added to read as follows:
    16    (i) a felony enumerated in section 70.02 of the penal law[, other than
    17  robbery  in  the  second degree as defined in subdivision one of section
    18  160.10 of the penal law], provided, however, that burglary in the second
    19  degree as defined in subdivision two of section 140.25 of the penal  law
    20  shall  be  a qualifying offense only where the defendant is charged with
    21  entering the living area of the dwelling;
    22    (X-1) A CRIME WHICH RESULTED IN DEATH OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY;

         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00628-01-5
        S. 459                              2

     1    § 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 530.40 of the  criminal
     2  procedure  law,  as amended by section 4 of part UU of chapter 56 of the
     3  laws of 2020, is amended and a new paragraph (j-1) is added to  read  as
     4  follows:
     5    (a) a felony enumerated in section 70.02 of the penal law[, other than
     6  robbery  in  the  second degree as defined in subdivision one of section
     7  160.10 of the penal law], provided, however, that burglary in the second
     8  degree as defined in subdivision two of section 140.25 of the penal  law
     9  shall  be  a qualifying offense only where the defendant is charged with
    10  entering the living area of the dwelling;
    11    (J-1) A CRIME WHICH RESULTED IN DEATH OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY;
    12    § 4. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
    13  ing the date upon which it shall have become a law.