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NY S 6656

in committee

Allows for electronic court appearance in any county of the state, except an appearance at a hearing or trial

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 6656 pass?

Not yet. NY S 6656 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY S 6656 about?

Provides for electronic court appearance in a criminal action, anywhere in the state, at the discretion of the court having jurisdiction of the defendant; provides that the defendant must, after consultation with counsel, consent on the record; provides that the chief administrator of the courts must first approve the use of such electronic appearance.

Who sponsors NY S 6656?

Joseph A. Griffo is the primary sponsor of NY S 6656.

Description

Provides for electronic court appearance in a criminal action, anywhere in the state, at the discretion of the court having jurisdiction of the defendant; provides that the defendant must, after consultation with counsel, consent on the record; provides that the chief administrator of the courts must first approve the use of such electronic appearance.

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

  • Joseph A. Griffoprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-19

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 2723not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3870not in this corpus
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  • Prior session: S 2729not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4754not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4129not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4614not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S6656?summary=&detail=

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