Bill Commons

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

Quick answers

Did NY S 8354 pass?

Not yet. NY S 8354 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 8354 about?

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.

Who sponsors NY S 8354?

Toby Ann Stavisky is the primary sponsor of NY S 8354, joined by 1 cosponsor.

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

  • Toby Ann Staviskyprimary
  • James Tediscocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-06-04

    REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 4127not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2046not in this corpus
  • 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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