Senate Bill S2549

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the members of the state board of parole, and parole hearing officers to be composed of a proportionate share of residents

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee


  • 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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2025-S2549 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§259-b & 259-d, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S3148
2021-2022: S289
2023-2024: S2400

2025-S2549 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the membership of the state board of parole, and parole hearing officers to be composed of a proportionate share of residents of each county to reflect the state's incarcerated individual population.

2025-S2549 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S2549 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2549
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
   Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the composition of the
   state board of parole and parole hearing officers

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 259-b of the executive law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS APPOINTED OR REAPPOINTED ON AND AFTER THE
 EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE STATE BOARD OF PAROLE SHALL BE
 SO CONSTITUTED THAT THE PROPORTION OF THE MEMBERS RESIDING IN ANY COUNTY
 OF THE STATE SHALL BE REASONABLY EQUIVALENT AND IN THE  SAME  PROPORTION
 AS  THE  RESIDENT COUNTY OF THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL POPULATION BEARS
 TO THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE STATE.
   § 2. Section 259-d of the executive law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  WITH  RESPECT TO MEMBERS APPOINTED OR REAPPOINTED ON AND AFTER THE
 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE STATE BOARD OF PAROLE  SHALL  BE
 SO  CONSTITUTED  THAT THE PROPORTION OF THE HEARING OFFICERS RESIDING IN
 ANY COUNTY OF THE STATE SHALL BE REASONABLY EQUIVALENT AND IN  THE  SAME
 PROPORTION  AS  THE RESIDENT COUNTY OF THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL POPU-
 LATION BEARS TO THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE STATE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06786-01-5



              

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