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NY S 6642

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Establishes the New York state commission to end mass incarceration and to prevent violence

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 6642 pass?

Not yet. NY S 6642 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO FINANCE

What is NY S 6642 about?

Establishes the New York state commission to end mass incarceration and to prevent violence; provides such commission shall investigate, evaluate and make recommendations concerning how to reduce the New York prison population, incidences of violent crime in New York state, and other various topics related to the criminal justice system.

Who sponsors NY S 6642?

James Sanders Jr. is the primary sponsor of NY S 6642, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Establishes the New York state commission to end mass incarceration and to prevent violence; provides such commission shall investigate, evaluate and make recommendations concerning how to reduce the New York prison population, incidences of violent crime in New York state, and other various topics related to the criminal justice system.

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

  • James Sanders Jr.primary
  • Gustavo Riveracosponsor
  • Julia Salazarcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-19

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 6098not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1613not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3561not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 303

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S6642?summary=&detail=

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