Senate Bill S4738

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Creates the New York state commission on sex offender supervision and management

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


  • 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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2025-S4738 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Correctional Services
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3629
2011-2012: S1296
2013-2014: S507
2015-2016: S3042
2017-2018: S2343
2019-2020: S2695
2021-2022: S2862
2023-2024: S3322

2025-S4738 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the New York state commission on sex offender supervision and management; provides that such commission shall consist of thirteen members; requires the commission to make a report of its findings.

2025-S4738 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4738 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4738
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 12, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN  ACT  creating  a temporary New York state commission on sex offender
   supervision and management  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  such
   provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative findings and  intent.  The  legislature  hereby
 finds  and  declares  that  persons convicted of a sex offense present a
 danger to the public. It  is  necessary  that  these  offenders  receive
 appropriate  supervision  and  treatment  designed to reduce the risk of
 re-offense in order to ensure the safety,  health  and  welfare  of  the
 communities  in  which  convicted  sex offenders reside. The legislature
 further finds that New York's state prison system  does  not  adequately
 prepare incarcerated individuals for a safe return to the community upon
 the completion of their sentence. Lack of treatment during incarceration
 creates  a  threat  to  public  safety by increasing the likelihood that
 incarcerated individuals released to the community  will  be  unable  to
 successfully transition back to society and therefore heightens the risk
 of  re-offense.  This  is especially true for sex offenders who often do
 not find appropriate housing and treatment programs  in  the  community.
 Further,  the division of parole, local probation departments and social
 services agencies are  often  unable  to  locate  suitable  housing  for
 convicted  sex  offenders. This lack of housing has resulted in an unac-
 ceptable level of concentration of sex offenders in certain  residential
 areas.
   §  2.  A temporary state commission, to be known as the New York state
 commission on  sex  offender  supervision  and  management,  hereinafter
 referred  to  as the commission, is hereby created to examine, evaluate,
 and  make  recommendations  concerning  the  effectiveness  of  programs
 involving incarcerated individuals who are required to register as a sex
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09459-01-5
              

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