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Senate Bill S8950

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes a state board of parole

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2025-S8950 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Add Art 5 §8, Constn

2025-S8950 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a state board of parole; provides for appointments to such board.

2025-S8950 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8950 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8950
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MURRAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to article 5 of the constitution, in relation  to
   establishing a state board of parole
 
   Section  1.  Resolved  (if the Assembly concur), That article 5 of the
 constitution be amended by adding a new section 8 to read as follows:
   § 8. THERE SHALL BE A STATE BOARD OF PAROLE, RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMIN-
 ING WHICH INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS MAY BE RELEASED FROM INCARCERATION TO
 PAROLE AND ESTABLISHING ANY CONDITIONS OF RELEASE FOR SUCH  INDIVIDUALS.
 THE  LEGISLATURE SHALL DETERMINE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUCH MEMBERS AND
 THE FUNCTIONS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF SUCH BOARD, OTHER  THAN  THOSE  SET
 FORTH  IN  THIS  SECTION.  THERE SHALL BE SEVENTEEN MEMBERS OF THE STATE
 BOARD OF PAROLE, APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS:
   (1) ONE MEMBER, THE HEAD OF THE BOARD OF PAROLE KNOWN AS  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  PAROLE, SHALL BE CHOSEN BY ALL VOTERS IN THE
 STATE AT THE SAME GENERAL ELECTION AS THE GOVERNOR AND HOLD  OFFICE  FOR
 THE SAME TERM;
   (2)  ELEVEN  MEMBERS,  ONE  FROM EACH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, CHOSEN BY THE
 VOTERS IN SUCH JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT THE SAME  GENERAL  ELECTION  AS  THE
 GOVERNOR, AND SHALL HOLD OFFICE FOR THE SAME TERM; AND
   (3) FIVE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS:
   (A) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR;
   (B)  ONE  MEMBER  SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
 SENATE;
   (C) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE  APPOINTED  BY  THE  MINORITY  LEADER  OF  THE
 SENATE;
   (D) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY; AND
   (E) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEM-
 BLY.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing be referred
 to  the  first  regular  legislative  session  convening  after the next
 succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform-
 ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3
 months previous to the time of such election.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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