Senate Bill S6471A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Eliminates mandatory minimum sentences; repealer

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S6471 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2036
Current Committee:
Senate 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 §§380.20, 390.30, 390.50, 220.10 & 430.20, 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:
S7871, A9166

2023-S6471 - Summary

Enacts the "Marvin Mayfield act", eliminating mandatory minimum sentences.

2023-S6471 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6471 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6471
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 21, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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 the sentencing reform act of 1995, in relation to the effective-
   ness 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 effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 3 of the  laws
   of  1995,  amending  the correction law and other laws relating to the
   incarceration fee, in relation to the effectiveness  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] AND their successful and produc-
 tive reentry and reintegration into society[, and their confinement when
 required in the interests of public protection] BY IMPOSING THE  MINIMUM
 SENTENCE NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF SENTENCING OUTLINED ABOVE.
   §  2.  Section 380.20 of the criminal procedure law is amended to read
 as follows:
 § 380.20 Sentence required.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04611-02-3
              

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2023-S6471A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2036
Current Committee:
Senate 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 §§380.20, 390.30, 390.50, 220.10 & 430.20, 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:
S7871, A9166

2023-S6471A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "Marvin Mayfield act", eliminating mandatory minimum sentences.

2023-S6471A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6471A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6471--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 21, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MYRIE,  BAILEY, BRESLIN, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE,
   COMRIE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ,  HARCKHAM,  HOYLMAN-SI-
   GAL,  JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KENNEDY, KRUEGER, MAY, PARKER, RAMOS, RIVERA,
   SALAZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered  print-
   ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Codes --
   recommitted to the Committee on Codes 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 penal  law,  the  criminal  procedure  law  and  the
   correction  law,  in  relation  to  eliminating mandatory minimums; to
   amend the sentencing reform act of 1995, in relation to the effective-
   ness 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  effectiveness  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.   Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "Marvin Mayfield act".
   § 2. 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] AND their successful and produc-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04611-05-4
              

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