NY S 971
in committeeRelates to sentencing of a person convicted of murdering a child who is less than thirteen years old
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did NY S 971 pass?
Not yet. NY S 971 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 971 about?
Provides that a person convicted of murder in the first or second degree, or aggravated murder, in the death of a child who is less than thirteen years old shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
Who sponsors NY S 971?
Robert Rolison is the primary sponsor of NY S 971.
Description
Provides that a person convicted of murder in the first or second degree, or aggravated murder, in the death of a child who is less than thirteen years old shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CODES
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Robert Rolisonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-08
REFERRED TO CODES
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO CODES
referral-committee
Versions
- S971Compare
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
- Prior session: S 6313not in this corpus
- Companion bill: A 2013
Official source
Attribution
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