Assembly Actions -
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May 16, 2016 |
referred to correction delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 10, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
May 09, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
May 05, 2016 |
1st report cal.711 |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 17, 2015 |
referred to correction delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 02, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 01, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
May 28, 2015 |
1st report cal.1046 |
Jan 15, 2015 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S1963
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S1963 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S1963 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1963 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to eligibility for limited credit time allowances for inmates serving indeterminate or determinate sentences imposed for specified offenses PURPOSE: To make it that one must complete eighty percent of their sentence before any allowanced or credits are allowed to be considered. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 803-b of the correction law is amended by adding the following clause (D) An inmate shall not be eligible for the credit defined herein before having completed eighty percent of his or her original sentence. JUSTIFICATION: In response to overwhelming public feedback regarding several high profile cases of early-release parolees committing violent crimes in Rochester and across New York, the time has come to stop the early release of violent felons. When enacted, this bill will ensure the safety of neighborhoods across New York. By changing the release requirements of violent felons, the Parole Board will be restricted from allowing any felon convicted of a violent crime who has not served a minimum of eighty percent of their original sentence to be paroled early. By making certain that these violent felons serve eighty percent of their sentence before being considered for early
2015-S1963 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1963 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- 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 correction law, in relation to eligibility for limited credit time allowances for inmates serving indeterminate or determinate sentences imposed for specified offenses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 803-b of the correction law is amended by adding a new clause (D) to read as follows: (D) AN INMATE SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CREDIT DEFINED HEREIN BEFORE HAVING COMPLETED EIGHTY PERCENT OF HIS OR HER ORIGINAL SENTENCE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all sentences imposed on and after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06630-01-5
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