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NY A 6859

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Precludes local criminal court from issuing a warrant of arrest based on any simplified information when the defendant has not been arraigned

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 6859 pass?

Not yet. NY A 6859 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY A 6859 about?

Precludes a local criminal court from issuing a warrant of arrest based on any simplified information when the defendant has not been arraigned and has not come under the control of the court with respect to the charges in the simplified information; provides that this formerly applied only to simplified traffic information.

Who sponsors NY A 6859?

J. Gary Pretlow is the primary sponsor of NY A 6859.

Description

Precludes a local criminal court from issuing a warrant of arrest based on any simplified information when the defendant has not been arraigned and has not come under the control of the court with respect to the charges in the simplified information; provides that this formerly applied only to simplified traffic information.

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

  • J. Gary Pretlowprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-14

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

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Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A6859?summary=&detail=

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