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NY S 340

in committee

Permits the sealing of records of certain nonviolent misdemeanor or nonsexual misdemeanor criminal offenses

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 340 pass?

Not yet. NY S 340 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 340 about?

Permits the sealing of records of certain nonviolent misdemeanor or non-sexual misdemeanor criminal offenses; defines the term "eligible misdemeanor"; excludes certain misdemeanor offenses as eligible misdemeanors for the purposes of conditional sealing; lists certain eligibility requirements for sealing; provides an order granting sealing under this section shall restore the individual concerned, in the contemplation of the laws, to the status such individual occupied before the arrest or institution of criminal proceedings for the crime that was the subject of the sealing.

Who sponsors NY S 340?

Jamaal Bailey is the primary sponsor of NY S 340, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Permits the sealing of records of certain nonviolent misdemeanor or non-sexual misdemeanor criminal offenses; defines the term "eligible misdemeanor"; excludes certain misdemeanor offenses as eligible misdemeanors for the purposes of conditional sealing; lists certain eligibility requirements for sealing; provides an order granting sealing under this section shall restore the individual concerned, in the contemplation of the laws, to the status such individual occupied before the arrest or institution of criminal proceedings for the crime that was the subject of the sealing.

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

  • Jamaal Baileyprimary
  • Liz Kruegercosponsor
  • Kevin S. Parkercosponsor
  • James Sanders Jr.cosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 5593not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3496not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2191not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3319not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 970not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S340?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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