S611 • 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: Toby Ann Stavisky
Last action: 2026-05-19
Official status: In Assembly Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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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

2026-05-19 Senate
REPASSED SENATE
2026-05-19 Senate
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-05-19 Assembly
REFERRED TO CODES
2026-05-11 Senate
RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
2026-05-11 Assembly
RETURNED TO SENATE
2026-05-11 Senate
VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
2026-05-11 Senate
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 611B
2026-05-06 Senate
PASSED SENATE
2026-05-06 Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-05-06 Assembly
REFERRED TO CODES
2026-04-27 Senate
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-04-22 Senate
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-04-21 Senate
1ST REPORT CAL.795
2026-01-07 Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
2026-01-07 Assembly
RETURNED TO SENATE
2026-01-07 Senate
REFERRED TO CODES
2025-05-29 Senate
PASSED SENATE
2025-05-29 Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2025-05-29 Assembly
REFERRED TO CODES
2025-05-22 Senate
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2025-05-21 Senate
2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-05-20 Senate
1ST REPORT CAL.1248
2025-05-02 Senate
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
2025-05-02 Senate
PRINT NUMBER 611A
2025-01-08 Senate
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.

Current Bill Text

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

                                           611

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                       (PREFILED)

                                     January 8, 2025
                                       ___________

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



         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01551-01-5