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NY A 8929

in committee

Relates to convictions under the felony murder rule; repealer

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 8929 pass?

Not yet. NY A 8929 is in committee as of 2026-01-22 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-22): PRINT NUMBER 8929A

What is NY A 8929 about?

Repeals the crime of felony murder; permits vacating conviction and resentencing of defendants convicted of felony murder; requires reporting of certain crime statistics and information.

Who sponsors NY A 8929?

Robert C. Carroll is the primary sponsor of NY A 8929, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Repeals the crime of felony murder; permits vacating conviction and resentencing of defendants convicted of felony murder; requires reporting of certain crime statistics and information.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-22 — PRINT NUMBER 8929A
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Robert C. Carrollprimary
  • Phara Souffrant Forrestcosponsor
  • Jo Anne Simoncosponsor
  • Harvey Epsteincosponsor
  • Dana Levenbergcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-07-16

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-22

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-22

    PRINT NUMBER 8929A

    amendment-passage

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 2899not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 8464

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A8929?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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