A 6332 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Requires district attorney to mail disposition of criminal felony trial to any crime victim not present at time defendant sentenced or acquitted after completion of trial

Summary

Requires that following the acquittal after trial or the sentencing of any defendant for a felony, the district attorney, or their designee, shall mail a written summary of the disposition of such felony to any victim who was not present at the time that the defendant was sentenced or acquitted after trial.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Dec 2025

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Signed Dec 5, 2025

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What changed between versions

A6332 → A6332A · 1 edit

MINOR

This bill changes who is responsible for sending written summaries of felony case outcomes to victims. Instead of the court clerk, the district attorney or their designee will now handle this notification. This shift moves the responsibility from a neutral court administrator to the prosecutor's office.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on felony case dispositions, but the entity responsible for victim notification changed from the court clerk to the district attorney.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the responsible party for mailing disposition summaries from the court clerk to the district attorney or their designee.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2025 · Assembly Jun 6, 2025

How they voted

53–0

Passed · 10 other

Total votes 63

Jun 6, 2025

D Democratic41

34 Yea 7

82% Yea

R Republican22

19 Yea 3

86% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Dec 5, 2025

Signed into law

SIGNED CHAP.584

lower

Jun 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jun 6, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO RULES

upper

Jun 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6332A

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

lower

1 primary · 14 co-sponsors