Criminal Justice

in committee · New York · Assembly Jun 17, 2025

A 1029: Relates to individuals engaged in prostitution who are victims of or witnesses to a crime

Provides immunity from prosecution for certain individuals engaged in prostitution who are victims of or witnesses to a crime and who report such crime or assist in the investigation or prosecution.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeProvides immunity to prostitution victims/witnesses reporting crimes, removing prosecution barriers and aligning with criminal justice reform goals.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Human Trafficking

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 7151: Requires the members of the state board of parole, and parole hearing officers to be composed of a proportionate share of residents

Requires the membership of the state board of parole, and parole hearing officers to be composed of a proportionate share of residents of each county to reflect the state's incarcerated individual population.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRequires parole board composition proportional to county incarceration rates, promoting equitable corrections oversight and representation in criminal justice decision-making.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Probation & Parole

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 8406: Relates to issuance of warrants for seizures of firearms in supreme court and family court

Bill A 8406 modifies procedures for seizing firearms in cases handled by Family Court and Supreme Court, particularly those involving orders of protection. It allows local criminal courts to issue firearm seizure orders when Family Court is not in session, upon request from a petitioner, police, or other public servant. The bill clarifies that courts *must* order immediate seizure and search if an individual subject to an order of protection willfully refuses to surrender a firearm, or *may* do so for other good cause. Additionally, it enables the party seeking protection to apply directly for such a seizure order, and updates terminology from "defendant" to "respondent" or "party" throughout the relevant statutes.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill mandates immediate firearm seizure in protection order cases, enhancing court enforcement to prevent violence and protect victims, aligning with criminal justice reform priorities.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Courts Firearms Policing

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signed · New York · Assembly Dec 5, 2025

A 6332: 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

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.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeMandates victim notification after felony disposition, enhancing victim rights and transparency in criminal justice system.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Sentencing Victims' Rights

passed · New York · Senate Apr 22, 2026

S 5110: Categorizes the assault of certain employees of the New York city department of buildings or the New York city department of housing preservation and development as a class D felony

Categorizes the assault of certain employees of the New York city department of buildings or the New York city department of housing preservation and development as a class D felony.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill increases penalties for assaulting city employees by elevating assault to a class D felony, expanding criminalization and strengthening punishment rather than advancing reform.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Violent Crime

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 275: Relates to certain actions against law enforcement officers

Extends the statute of limitations to bring a claim arising out of an alleged sexual offense by a law enforcement officer if the alleged offense occurred while the officer was employed by a law enforcement agency.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeExtends statute of limitations for sexual offense claims against officers, enhancing accountability and victim access to justice per criminal justice reform indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Law Enforcement

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 294: Relates to aggravated assault upon a police officer or peace officer

Provides that a person is guilty of aggravated assault upon a police officer or peace officer when, with intent to cause physical injury to another person whom such person knows or reasonably should know to be a police officer or a peace officer engaged in the course of performing such police officer or peace officer's official duties and when aided by two or more other persons actually present at an assembly in a public place, as such term is defined in subdivision one of section 240.00 of this part, such person causes physical injury to such police officer or peace officer.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill creates aggravated assault charge for attacks on officers with multiple perpetrators, expanding criminalization of assault on law enforcement per its summary.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Policing Violent Crime

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 4322: Includes the display of a swastika in public view in aggravated harassment in the first degree

This bill amends New York's penal law to explicitly include displaying a swastika in public view as a form of aggravated harassment in the first degree. It specifically targets methods like billboards, aerial displays, or similar public methods for uninvited viewing, making such acts punishable under the same legal framework as other severe harassment. The law directly affects individuals who display swastikas publicly in these specified ways, treating it as a more serious criminal offense. This change clarifies and expands existing harassment definitions to address hate symbols in public spaces.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeExpands criminalization by adding swastika display as aggravated harassment, increasing penalties for hate symbols under penal law.90% confidence

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 979: Establishes the offense of aggravated reckless driving

Establishes the offense of aggravated reckless driving and allows for the seizure and forfeiture of vehicles used in connection with reckless driving or aggravated reckless driving.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill creates new offense with vehicle forfeiture, expanding criminalization and increasing penalties for reckless driving.85% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill creates new penalties for reckless driving, enhancing road safety regulations within transportation policy.90% confidence

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 7257: Redesignates certain sex, prostitution, obscenity and sexual performance offenses committed against a child as class A-I felonies with a sentence of life imprisonment without parole

Redesignates certain sex, prostitution, obscenity and sexual performance offenses committed against a child as class A-I felonies with a sentence of life imprisonment without parole.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeMandates life without parole for child sex offenses, increasing mandatory sentences and expanding criminalization - directly opposes reform-focused indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Human Trafficking Probation & Parole

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