Criminal Justice

in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 5963: Relates to the protection of victims of domestic violence act

Relates to the protection of victims of domestic violence act, which requires defendants to wear global positioning systems monitoring the location of the defendant.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRequires GPS monitoring for domestic violence defendants to protect victims, aligning with victim safety and criminal justice reform indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Domestic Violence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 4009: Relates to sex trafficking

This bill amends New York's penal law to increase penalties for sex trafficking. It upgrades sex trafficking (for adults) and sex trafficking of a child from a class B felony to a class A-II felony under sections 230.34 and 230.34-a, respectively. These changes directly affect individuals convicted of these offenses, resulting in harsher sentencing. The bill makes no other policy changes and focuses solely on elevating the felony classification for these crimes.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeIncreases felony classification for sex trafficking, raising penalties per NY penal law amendments95% confidence

Sub-Topics Human Trafficking Sentencing

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failed · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5876: Enacts "Barreto's law"

Bill A 5876, known as "Barreto's law," establishes the new crime of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree. This bill directly affects individuals who cause the death of another person while operating a vehicle. A person can be charged with this crime if the death occurs while they are engaged in reckless driving or committing aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree. This new offense is classified as a class E felony.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeCreates new felony charge for vehicular manslaughter, expanding criminalization rather than reforming sentencing or enhancing accountability.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationCreates felony for reckless driving causing death, enhancing vehicle safety regulations under transportation topic.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 528: Relates to the imposition of penalties and remedies in suits brought for the vindication of civil rights or human rights

This New York bill strengthens civil rights enforcement by allowing individuals to sue when state actors deny their rights under state law. It requires courts to award reasonable attorney fees to winning plaintiffs (except in cases against judges acting in their judicial role) and directs courts to apply both state law and common law where remedies are lacking. The law supplements existing civil rights protections and references similar federal civil rights laws for interpretation.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeStrengthens civil rights enforcement against state actors, requiring attorney fees for winning plaintiffs and enhancing accountability - directly supports criminal justice reform.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Civil Rights Tags Civil Liberties

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 7098: Establishes domestic abuse offenses, provides for special information for certain felony domestic abuse offenses and designates such offenses as family offenses

Establishes domestic abuse offenses for assaults upon spouses, former spouses, fellow parents of a child in common and domestic partners; provides for issuance of a special information for domestic abuse in the first degree requiring a predicate criminal conviction; designates such domestic abuse offenses as family offenses for purposes of the criminal procedure law and the family court act.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeDesignates domestic abuse as family offenses for specialized court handling, improving procedural clarity and victim protection within criminal justice framework.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Courts Domestic Violence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 4426: Relates to limiting eligibility for limited credit time allowances to those incarcerated individuals having completed eighty percent of their original sentence

Relates to limiting eligibility for limited credit time allowances to those incarcerated individuals having completed eighty percent of their original sentence.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill restricts credit time eligibility to 80% completion, increasing sentence duration and opposing reform efforts that promote early release for good behavior.92% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 6881: Relates to requiring incarcerated individual sexual harassment complaints made against department employees to be investigated by the attorney general

Requires incarcerated individual sexual harassment complaints made against department employees to be investigated by the attorney general; makes the findings and recommendations of the attorney general final and binding on the part of the department.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeMandates attorney general investigations for inmate sexual harassment complaints against staff, strengthening correctional oversight and protecting civil rights in criminal justice.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Corrections

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 3401: Modifies the crime of criminal solicitation in the third degree

Modifies the crime of criminal solicitation in the third degree; provides that a person is guilty of criminal solicitation in the third degree when such person, being over eighteen years of age, with the intent that another person under eighteen years of age engage in conduct that would constitute certain crimes, intentionally provides a loaded firearm to such other person.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeExpands criminalization by criminalizing firearm provision to minors for certain crimes, aligning with 'oppose' indicators of increased criminalization.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Firearms

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died · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 4774: Establishes the offense of vehicular homicide

This bill creates a new criminal offense called "vehicular homicide" for drivers who cause another person's death through reckless conduct showing extreme disregard for human life. It directly affects drivers whose actions - like severe speeding or ignoring traffic signals - result in fatalities, even if they didn’t intend to cause death. The law classifies vehicular homicide as a class B felony, the same penalty as second-degree murder in New York, making it a serious criminal charge. This change would replace or add to existing laws for deaths caused by negligent or reckless driving.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill creates new felony offense (vehicular homicide) with class B felony penalty (same as second-degree murder), expanding criminalization and increasing penalties for reckless driving causing death.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationCreates strict penalties for reckless driving causing death, enhancing road safety standards under vehicle regulations.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Violent Crime Traffic Safety

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 1349: Expands felony sex offenses to include certain offenses related to prostitution and human trafficking

Expands felony sex offenses to include promoting prostitution in the second degree, promoting prostitution in the first degree, compelling prostitution, sex trafficking, and sex trafficking of a child.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeExpands felony sex offenses to include more acts, increasing criminalization and aligning with 'oppose' indicators like expanded criminalization.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Human Trafficking

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