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Senate Bill S3537

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits parole for any inmates convicted of homicide unless five or at least thirty percent of the members of the parole board are present at the hearing

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2011-S3537 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S2671

2011-S3537 - Summary

Prohibits parole for any inmates convicted of homicide unless five or at least thirty percent of the members of the parole board are present at the hearing.

2011-S3537 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3537 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3537

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 24, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
  Correction

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting parole for
  any  inmates  convicted of homicide unless five or more members of the
  parole board are present at the hearing

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 259-c of the executive law, as
amended by section 8 of part J of chapter 56 of the  laws  of  2009,  is
amended to read as follows:
  1.  have  the  power  and duty of determining which inmates serving an
indeterminate or determinate sentence of imprisonment may be released on
parole,  or  on  medical  parole  pursuant  to   section   two   hundred
fifty-nine-r  or  section  two hundred fifty-nine-s of this article, and
when and under what conditions; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT PAROLE SHALL NOT
BE GRANTED FOR ANY HOMICIDE OFFENSES AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE  ONE  HUNDRED
TWENTY-FIVE  OF  THE  PENAL LAW UNLESS FIVE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
ARE PRESENT AT SUCH HEARING;
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 259-c of the executive law,  as  amended
by chapter 55 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
  1.  have  the  power  and duty of determining which inmates serving an
indeterminate sentence of imprisonment may be released on parole, or  on
medical  parole  pursuant  to  section  two hundred fifty-nine-r of this
article, and when and under what  conditions;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT
PAROLE  SHALL  NOT  BE  GRANTED  FOR ANY HOMICIDE OFFENSES AS DEFINED IN
ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THE PENAL LAW  UNLESS  FIVE  OR  MORE
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT AT SUCH HEARING;
  S 3.  This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that:
the  amendments  to subdivision 1 of section 259-c of the executive law,
made by section one of this act, shall be subject to the expiration  and
reversion  of such subdivision pursuant to subdivision (d) of section 74
of chapter 3 of the laws of 1995, as amended, when upon  such  date  the
provisions of section two of this act shall take effect.

2011-S3537A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S2671

2011-S3537A - Summary

Prohibits parole for any inmates convicted of homicide unless five or at least thirty percent of the members of the parole board are present at the hearing.

2011-S3537A - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3537A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 3537--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 24, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
  Correction -- recommitted to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and
  Correction  in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting parole for
  any inmates convicted of homicide unless five or more members  of  the
  parole board are present at the hearing

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 259-c of  the  executive  law,  as
amended by section 38-b of subpart A of part C of chapter 62 of the laws
of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  1.  have  the  power  and duty of determining which inmates serving an
indeterminate or determinate sentence of imprisonment may be released on
parole,  or  on  medical  parole  pursuant  to   section   two   hundred
fifty-nine-r  or  section  two hundred fifty-nine-s of this article, and
when and under what conditions; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT PAROLE SHALL NOT
BE GRANTED FOR ANY HOMICIDE OFFENSES AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE  ONE  HUNDRED
TWENTY-FIVE  OF  THE  PENAL LAW UNLESS FIVE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
ARE PRESENT AT SUCH HEARING;
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 259-c of the executive law,  as  amended
by chapter 55 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
  1.  have  the  power  and duty of determining which inmates serving an
indeterminate sentence of imprisonment may be released on parole, or  on
medical  parole  pursuant  to  section  two hundred fifty-nine-r of this
article, and when and under what  conditions;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT
PAROLE  SHALL  NOT  BE  GRANTED  FOR ANY HOMICIDE OFFENSES AS DEFINED IN
ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THE PENAL LAW  UNLESS  FIVE  OR  MORE
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT AT SUCH HEARING;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09509-03-2

2011-S3537B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S2671

2011-S3537B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits parole for any inmates convicted of homicide unless five or at least thirty percent of the members of the parole board are present at the hearing.

2011-S3537B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3537B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 3537--B

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 24, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
  Correction -- recommitted to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and
  Correction  in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee  --  reported  favorably  from  said  committee  and
  committed  to  the  Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting parole for
  any  inmates  convicted  of  homicide  unless  five or at least thirty
  percent of the members of the parole board serving at the time, which-
  ever is less, are present at the hearing

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 259-c of the executive law, as
amended by section 38-b of subpart A of part C of chapter 62 of the laws
of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  1. have the power and duty of determining  which  inmates  serving  an
indeterminate or determinate sentence of imprisonment may be released on
parole,   or   on   medical  parole  pursuant  to  section  two  hundred
fifty-nine-r or section two hundred fifty-nine-s of  this  article,  and
when and under what conditions; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT PAROLE SHALL NOT
BE  GRANTED  FOR ANY HOMICIDE OFFENSES AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED
TWENTY-FIVE OF THE PENAL LAW UNLESS FIVE OR AT LEAST THIRTY  PERCENT  OF
THE  MEMBERS SERVING AT THE TIME, WHICHEVER IS LESS, ARE PRESENT AT SUCH
HEARING;
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 259-c of the executive law,  as  amended
by chapter 55 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
  1.  have  the  power  and duty of determining which inmates serving an
indeterminate sentence of imprisonment may be released on parole, or  on

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09509-06-2

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