assembly Bill A2036

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Eliminates mandatory minimum sentences; repealer

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Jan 23, 2023 referred to codes

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A2036 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §70.02 subs 2 & 4, §70.70 subs 3 & 4, §490.25 sub 2 ¶(d), §§60.06, 60.07, 60.11-a, 70.04, 70.06, 70.07, 70.08 & 70.10, amd Pen L, generally; amd §§380.50, 390.30, 390.50 & 220.10, rpld §§220.35, 400.15, 400.16, 400.19, 400.20 & 400.21, §220.30 sub 3, CP L; amd §74, Chap 3 of 1995; amd §10, Chap 339 of 1972; amd §76, Chap 435 of 1997; amd Part E §15, Chap 62 of 2003; amd §§2 & 865, rpld §73 sub 10, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9166

A2036 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates mandatory minimum sentences.

A2036 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2036
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. MEEKS, BURGOS, REYES, BURDICK, KELLES, EPSTEIN,
   AUBRY, CRUZ, ANDERSON, JACKSON, GALLAGHER, WALKER,  DARLING,  MAMDANI,
   MITAYNES, CARROLL, GIBBS, LUCAS, HEVESI, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, L. ROSENTHAL,
   SEPTIMO,  WEPRIN,  COOK,  RIVERA,  TAYLOR, CLARK, PRETLOW, CUNNINGHAM,
   TAPIA -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  SIMON  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal  law,  the criminal procedure law and the
   correction law, in relation  to  eliminating  mandatory  minimums;  to
   amend chapter 3 of the laws of 1995 enacting the sentencing reform act
   of  1995,  in  relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter
   339 of the laws of 1972, amending the correction law and the penal law
   relating to inmate work release, furlough and leave,  in  relation  to
   the  effectiveness  thereof; to amend chapter 435 of the laws of 1997,
   amending  the  military  law  and  other  laws  relating  to   various
   provisions,  in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend part E
   of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, amending  the  correction  law  and
   other  laws  relating to various provisions, in relation to the effec-
   tiveness thereof; and to repeal certain provisions of the  penal  law,
   the criminal procedure law and the correction law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 1.05 of the penal law, as  amended
 by chapter 98 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
   6.  To [insure the public] PROMOTE COMMUNITY safety by [preventing the
 commission of offenses through the deterrent influence of the  sentences
 authorized,]  SUPPORTING  the  rehabilitation of [those] INDIVIDUALS WHO
 HAVE BEEN convicted, [the promotion of] their successful and  productive
 reentry  and  reintegration  into  society, and [their] confinement ONLY
 when required [in the interests of public protection] IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 60.03 OF THIS CHAPTER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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