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NY S 5137

in committee

Requires the prosecution to disclose to the defendant certain information relating to jailhouse informants; requires prosecutors to notify victims of the informant's crimes in certain circumstances

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5137 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5137 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY S 5137 about?

Requires the prosecution to disclose to defense counsel certain information relating to jailhouse informants; requires prosecutors to notify victims of the informant's crimes if the prosecutor has offered the informant a benefit in exchange for testimony or other cooperation.

Who sponsors NY S 5137?

Michael Gianaris is the primary sponsor of NY S 5137.

Description

Requires the prosecution to disclose to defense counsel certain information relating to jailhouse informants; requires prosecutors to notify victims of the informant's crimes if the prosecutor has offered the informant a benefit in exchange for testimony or other cooperation.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CODES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Michael Gianarisprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-19

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8342not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 166not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 328

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5137?summary=&detail=

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