Bill Commons

NY S 128

in committee

Requires notice to crime victims that they have the right to attend interviews between the board of parole and the incarcerated individual; requires the board of parole to review victim impact statements

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 128 pass?

Not yet. NY S 128 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY S 128 about?

Requires the notice to crime victims of case disposition to inform the victim of the right to attend interviews between the board of parole and the incarcerated individual in cases where the final disposition includes a felony defined in article one hundred twenty-five of the penal law that results in the commitment of the defendant to the custody of the department of corrections and community supervision for an indeterminate sentence; requires the board of parole to review victim impact statements, failure to review such statements shall make a hearing by the board of parole invalid.

Who sponsors NY S 128?

Patrick M. Gallivan is the primary sponsor of NY S 128, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Requires the notice to crime victims of case disposition to inform the victim of the right to attend interviews between the board of parole and the incarcerated individual in cases where the final disposition includes a felony defined in article one hundred twenty-five of the penal law that results in the commitment of the defendant to the custody of the department of corrections and community supervision for an indeterminate sentence; requires the board of parole to review victim impact statements, failure to review such statements shall make a hearing by the board of parole invalid.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CODES
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Sponsors

  • Patrick M. Gallivanprimary
  • George Borrellocosponsor
  • Peter Oberackercosponsor
  • Anthony H. Palumbocosponsor
  • Steve Rhoadscosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8201not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 81not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 5781

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S128?summary=&detail=

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