Criminal Justice

in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 1304: Establishes the crime of criminal use of weapons; firing into a crowded space

Makes it a class B violent felony to fire a gun into a crowded space with the intent to harm or absent the intent to harm when such an act creates a great risk of death to one or more people within the crowded space; establishes the crime of criminal use of weapons; firing into a crowded space.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill expands criminalization by creating a new class B violent felony for firing into crowded spaces, increasing penalties and severity of offense without reform indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Firearms

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 1190: Relates to on duty auxiliary police officers

Relates to an increase in punishment for certain actions against on-duty auxiliary police officers such as criminally negligent homicide, assault or menacing of such officer.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeIncreases penalties for assaults on police officers, expanding criminalization per 'oppose' indicators.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing Violent Crime

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 4635: Provides for the return of persons to custody for violations of conditions of presumptive release, parole, conditional release or post-release supervision; repealer

Provides for the return of persons to custody for violations of conditions of presumptive release, parole, conditional release or post-release supervision.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill mandates return to custody for release violations, increasing incarceration without reform, opposing criminal justice reform efforts.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Probation & Parole

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 1188: Enacts the criminal street gangs enforcement and prevention act; repealer

Enacts the criminal street gangs enforcement and prevention act; defines offenses; increases penalties; provides for gang prevention programs in schools; establishes the criminal street gang prevention fund; develops a comprehensive approach to protecting public interests from gang related crime and violence.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeIncreases penalties for gang offenses and emphasizes enforcement over rehabilitation, aligning with oppose indicators like harsher sentencing.90% confidence

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failed · New York · Assembly May 5, 2026

A 2116: Relates to the theft of a package intentionally taken from the residence of another following delivery by the postal service or a commercial carrier

Makes the theft of a package intentionally taken from a porch, driveway, doorway or other area adjacent to the residence of another following delivery of the package to such residence by the postal service or a commercial carrier a felony.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill elevates package theft to felony, expanding criminalization and increasing penalties without reform elements.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 5376: Classifies possession of fentanyl as criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree

Classifies possession of substances containing fentanyl, carfentanyl, or analogs thereof as criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeClassifies fentanyl possession as criminal offense, expanding criminalization without reform elements95% confidence

Sub-Topics Drug Policy

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 2094: Relates to the possession and sale of substances containing heroin

This bill amends New York's penal law to increase penalties for possessing or selling heroin-containing substances based on specific weight thresholds and packaging quantities. It sets new limits: for example, possessing or selling heroin preparations totaling 1.5 grams or packaged in 50+ containers triggers enhanced penalties under Section 220.16. Similar thresholds apply to other offenses (e.g., 12 grams for sales under Section 220.18), with higher limits for other contexts like methadone. The bill directly affects individuals possessing or distributing heroin-based substances that meet these quantitative thresholds, making those acts subject to stricter criminal penalties.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill explicitly increases penalties for heroin possession/sale via weight thresholds, expanding criminalization and mandatory sentencing per penal law amendments.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Drug Policy

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 5576: Establishes the crime of feticide

S 5576 creates a new criminal offense called "feticide," defined as intentionally causing the death of an unborn child at any stage of pregnancy through pregnancy termination. This act would be classified as a class A felony - the most serious criminal charge - unless the termination followed specific provisions in public health law. The bill directly affects individuals who intentionally end a pregnancy resulting in the unborn child's death, excluding cases permitted under existing public health law. It does not change abortion access but establishes a new felony for intentional killing of an unborn child.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill creates new class A felony for feticide, expanding criminalization of pregnancy termination, an indicator of opposing criminal justice reform.90% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 4853: Authorizes imposition of life imprisonment without parole sentence for persistent violent felony offenders; repealer

Authorizes imposition of life imprisonment without parole sentence for persistent violent felony offenders upon conviction of a violent felony offense when such person has previously been subjected to two or more predicate violent felony convictions.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeMandates life without parole for repeat violent offenders, increasing mandatory sentences and restricting defendant rights per bill summary.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Probation & Parole

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 3611: Requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to permanently terminate the conjugal visit program, commonly known as the family reunion program

Requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to permanently terminate the conjugal visit program, commonly known as the family reunion program; directs such commissioner to prohibit the establishment of any program designed to provide selected inmates and their families the opportunity to privately meet for an extended period of time.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeTerminates conjugal visits (a rehabilitation program), directly cutting a program linked to reducing recidivism and maintaining family ties in corrections.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Corrections Probation & Parole

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