| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Mar 03, 2025 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S5899
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 24th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 54th Senate District
2025-S5899 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S5899 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5899
SPONSOR: LANZA
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the retaking of
certain persons absconding from parole or other conditional release
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Enacts "Cesar's Law" to require the retaking of parolees who abscond
from the supervision of the State Board of Parole.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one is the short title, "Cesar's Law"
Section two amends paragraph (i) of subdivision? of section 259-I of the
executive law, as amended by section 384-1 of subpart A of part C of
chapter 62 of the laws of 2011.
Section three is an immediate effective date.
2025-S5899 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5899
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 3, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sens. LANZA, HELMING -- 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 executive law, in relation to the retaking of
certain persons absconding from parole or other conditional release
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
"Cesar's law".
§ 2. Paragraph (i) of subdivision 3 of section 259-i of the executive
law, as amended by section 38-f-1 of subpart A of part C of chapter 62
of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(i) Where there is reasonable cause to believe that a presumptive
releasee, parolee, conditional releasee or person under post-release
supervision has absconded from supervision the board [may] SHALL declare
such person to be delinquent AND A WARRANT SHALL BE ISSUED FOR THE
RETAKING OF SUCH PERSON AND FOR SUCH PERSON'S TEMPORARY DETENTION
ACCORDING TO THE RULES OF THE BOARD, AND THE BOARD SHALL IMMEDIATELY
NOTIFY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION OF THE LOCALITY IN
WHICH SUCH ABSCONDER RESIDES. This paragraph shall not be construed to
deny such person a preliminary revocation hearing upon [his] SUCH
PERSON'S retaking, nor to relieve the department of any obligation it
may have to exercise due diligence to retake the alleged absconder, nor
to relieve the parolee or releasee of any obligation [he] SUCH PERSON
may have to comply with the conditions of [his] SUCH PERSON'S release.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10503-01-5
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