Assembly Bill A4234

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the parole board to grant parole to inmates who successfully participate in a temporary release program for two years without interruption immediately prior to appearance before the board

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A4234 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2693
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-i, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9358
2015-2016: A2186
2017-2018: A4047
2021-2022: A4233, S2059
2023-2024: A265, S459

2019-A4234 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the parole board to grant parole to inmates who successfully participate in a temporary release program for two years without interruption immediately prior to appearance before the board.

2019-A4234 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4234
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. WEPRIN, O'DONNELL -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  procedures  for  the
   conduct of the work of the state board of parole
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 259-i  of  the  executive  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
   (F) NOTWITHSTANDING THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, AN INMATE WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY PARTICIPATED IN A TEMPORARY RELEASE
 PROGRAM  FOR  TWO YEARS WITHOUT INTERRUPTION IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO HIS OR
 HER BOARD APPEARANCE SHALL BE GRANTED PAROLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07257-01-9

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