NY S 8354

in committee

Requires that all victim impact statements in New York state be video recorded; requires that the members of the parole board review all relevant victim impact statements prior to the conduct of a parole hearing

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Allows victim impact statements in New York state be video recorded; requires that the members of the parole board and all presiding commissioners for such hearing review all relevant victim impact statements prior to the conduct of a parole hearing and to sign a written attestation confirming that they have done so.

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

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Action timeline

2025-06-04
REFERRED TO RULES
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO CODES
referral-committee

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Related bills

Prior session: S 4127
Prior session: S 2046
Prior session: S 2733not in this corpus
Companion bill: A 3419

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S8354?summary=&detail=

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