| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 07, 2026 |
referred to codes |
| Feb 28, 2025 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S5707
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
2025-S5707 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1824
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §530.40, CP L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S9001, A9609
2025-S5707 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5707
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to including
certain charges of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree
as a qualifying offense for consideration of an order of recognizance,
release under non-monetary conditions or bail
PURPOSE:
This includes certain charges of criminal possession of a weapon in the
third degree as a qualifying offense for consideration of an order of
recognizance or release under non-monetary conditions or bail.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends the criminal procedure law to add criminal possession
of an "explosive or incendiary bomb, bombshell, firearm silencer,
machine-gun or any other firearm or weapon simulating a machine-gun and
which is adaptable for such use" as a bail-eligible offense.
2025-S5707 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5707
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 28, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to including
certain charges of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree
as a qualifying offense for consideration of an order of recognizance,
release under non-monetary conditions or bail
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (u) of subdivision 4 of section 530.40 of the
criminal procedure law, as added by section 4 of subpart B of part UU of
chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
(u) criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined in
subdivision TWO OR three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal
sale of a firearm to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the penal
law.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03454-01-5
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NO
No bail for and violence of this type. It should be 30 years jail with no parole.