NY State Senate Bill 2025-S3201

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2025-S3201 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:: Correction Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§168-d, 168-k, 168-l & 168-n, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S7080
2013-2014: S3138
2015-2016: S3097
2017-2018: S3711
2019-2020: S4191
2021-2022: S3096
2023-2024: S4451

2025-S3201 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to sex offender risk assessment instruments to determine the level of notification required.

2025-S3201 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S3201

SPONSOR: KRUEGER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the correction law, in relation to risk assessment
instruments for sex offenders

 
PURPOSE:

To update the guidelines of the sex offender risk assessment instrument
and require use of a validated instrument.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 makes a technical amendment to section 168-d of the correction
law requiring the application of a risk assessment instrument.

Section 2 makes the same technical amendment to section 168-k of the
correction law in requiring the application of a risk assessment instru-
ment.

Section 3 amends subdivisions 5 and 6 and adds a new subdivision 5-a of
section 168-1 of the correction law requiring the board of examiners of
sex offenders to use a validated risk assessment instrument subjected to
periodic empirical re-validation.

Section 4 makes the same technical amendment to subdivisions 1 and 2 of
section 168-n of the correction law requiring the application of a risk
assessment instrument.

Section 5 provides for an effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The New York State Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders created risk
assessment guidelines back in 1995. The guidelines are used to assess
each sex offender's risk of reoffending and to make a recommendation to
the courts concerning the risk level that should be assigned to such sex
offender. The courts treat these recommendations as presumptively valid
and generally only override the board's recommendation if something is
brought. to their attention that was not taken into account by the
guidelines.

An expert panel, including two assistant district attorneys, a probation
officer, a deputy attorney general, a police captain, the ac ting direc-
tor of forensic services at the Office of Mental Health, a physician and
a sex offender treatment provider, applied the guidelines to twenty
cases, and then modified them. The guidelines were adopted and modified
by the panel in January 1996 and, with one slight revision in 1997 and
one statutory update in 2006, have remained the same since that time.

Much has developed in the field of stochastic modeling that classify
sexual offenders into different risk categories since 1995. For example,
the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is required
by state law to use a static (unchanging) risk assessment instrument in
addressing an offender's likelihood of sexual re-offense prior to being
released on parole; by Probation to asses s offenders pre-sentencing and

on probation caseloads; and by the Department of State Hospitals prior
to release from a DHS institution.

Research conducted as recently as 2016 has shown that the predictive
accuracy of re-offense can be increased slightly when dynamic (changea-
ble) factors are combined with static (unchangeable) factors.  These
dynamic factors include things like substance abuse, personality disor-
ders, deviant sexual interests, emotional identification with children,
and self-regulation problems. Dynamic and violent risk assessment
instruments are also assessed in mandated treatment programs. The combi-
nation of using static, dynamic, and violence instruments will give a
better picture of the overall risk of recidivism for individuals who
have previously sexually offended.

The Static 99/R is the most widely used sexual offender actuarial risk
assessment instrument in the world. The assumptions aggregate criminal
history as well as demographic characteristics to identify the predic-
tors of recidivism. The general idea of any sex offender actuarial risk
assessment is that the characteristics of an individual sex offender are
compared to the characteristics of a large group of sex offenders who
have reoffended over a given period of time. The instruments are not
personality tests or psychological profiles, but are predictive statis-
tical tools that look at the traits of an individual to see how other
similarly situated individuals have fared in the past. The strength of
the actuarial method is that it is research-supported rather than
subjective, and that the instrument is susceptible to ongoing re-valida-
tion and refinement. The Static 99/R also demonstrates a moderate abili-
ty to identify recidivists and non-recidivists; recent updates include
adding data on older offenders, over 60 years of age, with low recidiv-
ism rates.

Validation studies of the underlying assumptions that are used in actu-
arial risk assessment instruments are extremely important. The Califor-
nia Department of Justice (DOJ) collaborated with the State Authorized
Risk Assessment Tools used for Sex Offenders (SARATSO) Committee and
conducted two validation studies; one in 2014 and another in 2016 on the
Static-99/R risk assessment instrument.  Unbiased experts in the field
of risk assessment analyze the data.  The studies examined the re-of-
fence rates of parolee and probation offenders. The study concluded that
the overall Static-99/R worked well in predicting the risk of sexual
re-offense along various ethnic groups. The conclusion was that re-of-
fense was less in California than in international samples; that tran-
sients reoffended at higher rates; that the typical sex offender after 5
years of release is likely to offend between 4%12%; after 10 years of
release between 6% -22%.

It is hard to compare the predictive accuracy of New York's current risk
assessment guidelines to guidelines of the Static 99/R; New York guide-
lines have never been tested to see if they in fact accurately predict
the risk of reoffending. Additionally, the instrument has never been
validated. The process of periodic empirical validation ensures that a
risk assessment instrument is accurate, predictive, leads to the same
results when different people apply it and appropriately supports the
decision-making process in each case under consideration so that the
state is not making arbitrary or irrational assignments of risk levels.

A second problem with the guidelines is that they do not take new
research into account. It has been noted by clinical psychologists work-
ing with sex offenders in New York that many of the factors used in the
state's risk assessment guidelines do not have any relation to the level
of risk; recommendations have been made that the risk assessment guide-
lines should be replaced with more modern and validated instruments such
as those used in the Static 99/R. New York's sex offender registry
should utilize 21st century actuarial derived risk assessment levels.
This will ensure that law enforcement and treatment services focus on
the sex offenders most likely to recidivate. The public and law enforce-
ment depend on the findings of the Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders,
so it is incumbent upon the legislature to ensure that the Board is
utilizing the most up-to-date, accurate and scientifically validated
risk assessment instrument available. The first line of defense against
recidivism is a precise estimation of which sex offenders need the most
careful supervision, allowing law enforcement to focus its efforts on
those sex offenders who pose a high risk of reoffending. Requiring the
use of a validated risk assessment instrument like th e Static 99/R will
help the state to identify those high-risk individuals who need to be
watched most closely.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2023-2024 - S.4451 No Same As - Died in Crime Victims

2021-2022 - S.3096 No Same As - Died in Crime Victims

2019-2020 - S.4191/A.7509 O'Donnell - died in Crime Victims/Correction

2017-2018 - S.3711/A.1906 O'Donnell - died in Crime Victims/Correction

2015-2016 - S.3097/A.2190- O'Donnell - died in Crime Victims/Correction

2013-2014 - S.3138-A/A.4591-A O'Donnell - died in Crime Victims/
Correction.

2012 - S.7080/A.9258 Aubry - died in Crime Victims/Correction

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None, as the Static 99/R and other validated risk assessment instruments
are in public domain.

 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect one hundred eighty days after it shall have
become law.

2025-S3201 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3201
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- 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  correction  law, in relation to risk assessment
   instruments for sex offenders
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3 of section 168-d of the correction law, as
 amended by chapter 11 of the  laws  of  2002,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3.  For sex offenders released on probation or discharged upon payment
 of a fine, conditional discharge or unconditional discharge, it shall be
 the duty of the  court  applying  the  guidelines  AND  RISK  ASSESSMENT
 INSTRUMENT  established  in  subdivision  five  of  section  one hundred
 sixty-eight-l of this article to determine  the  level  of  notification
 pursuant to subdivision six of section one hundred sixty-eight-l of this
 article and whether such sex offender shall be designated a sexual pred-
 ator, sexually violent offender, or predicate sex offender as defined in
 subdivision  seven of section one hundred sixty-eight-a of this article.
 At least  fifteen  days  prior  to  the  determination  proceeding,  the
 district  attorney  shall  provide  to  the court and the sex offender a
 written  statement  setting  forth  the  determinations  sought  by  the
 district  attorney  together  with the reasons for seeking such determi-
 nations. The court shall allow the sex offender to appear and be  heard.
 The  state  shall  appear  by the district attorney, or [his or her] THE
 DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S designee, who shall bear the burden of  proving  the
 facts  supporting  the  determinations  sought  by  clear and convincing
 evidence.  Where there is a dispute between the parties  concerning  the
 determinations,  the  court  shall  adjourn  the hearing as necessary to
 permit the sex offender or the district  attorney  to  obtain  materials
 relevant  to the determinations from any state or local facility, hospi-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06430-01-5

 S. 3201                             2
 
 tal, institution, office, agency, department or division. Such materials
 may be obtained by subpoena if not voluntarily provided to the  request-
 ing  party.  In  making  the  determinations, the court shall review any
 victim's  statement and any relevant materials and evidence submitted by
 the sex offender and the district attorney and the  court  may  consider
 reliable  hearsay evidence submitted by either party provided that it is
 relevant to the determinations. Facts  previously  proven  at  trial  or
 elicited at the time of entry of a plea of guilty shall be deemed estab-
 lished  by  clear  and convincing evidence and shall not be relitigated.
 The court shall render an order setting forth its determinations and the
 findings of fact and conclusions of law on which the determinations  are
 based.  A copy of the order shall be submitted by the court to the divi-
 sion. Upon application of either party, the court shall seal any portion
 of the court file or record which contains material that is confidential
 under any state or federal statute. Either party may appeal as of  right
 from  the  order  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of articles fifty-five,
 fifty-six and fifty-seven of the civil practice  law  and  rules.  Where
 counsel  has been assigned to represent the sex offender upon the ground
 that the sex offender is financially  unable  to  retain  counsel,  that
 assignment shall be continued throughout the pendency of the appeal, and
 the person may appeal as a poor person pursuant to article eighteen-B of
 the county law.
   §  2. Subdivision 2 of section 168-k of the correction law, as amended
 by chapter 684 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   2. The division shall advise the  board  that  the  sex  offender  has
 established  residence  in this state. The board shall determine whether
 the sex offender is required to register with the  division.  If  it  is
 determined  that  the sex offender is required to register, the division
 shall notify the sex offender of [his or her] THE duty to register under
 this article and shall require the sex offender to sign a form as may be
 required by the division acknowledging that the duty to register and the
 procedure for registration has been explained to the sex  offender.  The
 division  shall  obtain  on such form the address where the sex offender
 expects to reside within the state and the sex offender shall retain one
 copy of the form and send two copies to the division which shall provide
 the information to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction  where
 the  sex  offender  expects  to  reside within this state. No later than
 thirty days prior to the board making a recommendation, the sex offender
 shall be notified that [his or her] THE case is under  review  and  that
 [he  or  she]  THE  SEX OFFENDER is permitted to submit to the board any
 information relevant to the  review.  After  reviewing  any  information
 obtained,  and  applying  the  guidelines AND RISK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT
 established in subdivision five of section one hundred sixty-eight-l  of
 this  article,  the board shall within sixty calendar days make a recom-
 mendation regarding the level of notification  pursuant  to  subdivision
 six  of  section  one  hundred sixty-eight-l of this article and whether
 such sex offender  shall  be  designated  a  sexual  predator,  sexually
 violent  offender,  or  predicate sex offender as defined in subdivision
 seven of section one hundred sixty-eight-a of this article.  This recom-
 mendation shall be confidential and shall not be  available  for  public
 inspection.  It  shall  be submitted by the board to the county court or
 supreme court and to the district attorney in the county of residence of
 the sex offender and to the sex offender. It shall be the  duty  of  the
 county  court  or  supreme  court  in the county of residence of the sex
 offender, applying the guidelines AND RISK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT  estab-
 lished  in subdivision five of section one hundred sixty-eight-l of this
 S. 3201                             3
 
 article, to determine the level of notification pursuant to  subdivision
 six  of  section  one  hundred sixty-eight-l of this article and whether
 such sex offender  shall  be  designated  a  sexual  predator,  sexually
 violent  offender,  or  predicate sex offender as defined in subdivision
 seven of section one hundred sixty-eight-a of  this  article.  At  least
 thirty  days  prior  to  the  determination proceeding, such court shall
 notify the district attorney and the sex offender, in  writing,  of  the
 date  of  the  determination proceeding and the court shall also provide
 the district attorney and sex offender with a copy of the recommendation
 received from the board and any statement of the reasons for the  recom-
 mendation received from the board. This notice shall include the follow-
 ing  statement or a substantially similar statement: "This proceeding is
 being held to determine whether you will be  classified  as  a  level  3
 offender  (risk  of repeat offense is high), a level 2 offender (risk of
 repeat offense is moderate), or a  level  1  offender  (risk  of  repeat
 offense is low), or whether you will be designated as a sexual predator,
 a  sexually  violent  offender  or  a predicate sex offender, which will
 determine how long you must register as a  sex  offender  and  how  much
 information  can be provided to the public concerning your registration.
 If you fail to appear at this proceeding, without sufficient excuse,  it
 shall  be held in your absence. Failure to appear may result in a longer
 period of registration or  a  higher  level  of  community  notification
 because  you  are  not  present  to  offer  evidence or contest evidence
 offered by the district attorney."  The court shall also advise the  sex
 offender  that  [he  or  she]  THE SEX OFFENDER has a right to a hearing
 prior to the court's determination, that [he or she]  THE  SEX  OFFENDER
 has the right to be represented by counsel at the hearing and that coun-
 sel  will  be  appointed  if [he or she] THE SEX OFFENDER is financially
 unable to retain counsel. A returnable form shall  be  enclosed  in  the
 court's  notice  to the sex offender on which the sex offender may apply
 for assignment of counsel.  If the sex offender applies  for  assignment
 of  counsel  and the court finds that the offender is financially unable
 to retain counsel, the court shall assign counsel to represent  the  sex
 offender  pursuant  to  article  eighteen-B  of  the  county law. If the
 district attorney seeks a determination that differs from the  recommen-
 dation  submitted  by the board, at least ten days prior to the determi-
 nation proceeding the district attorney shall provide to the  court  and
 the  sex offender a statement setting forth the determinations sought by
 the district attorney together with the reasons for seeking such  deter-
 minations.  The  court  shall  allow  the  sex offender to appear and be
 heard. The state shall appear by the district attorney, or [his or  her]
 THE  DISTRICT  ATTORNEY'S designee, who shall bear the burden of proving
 the facts supporting the determinations sought by clear  and  convincing
 evidence.  It shall be the duty of the court applying the guidelines AND
 RISK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT established in subdivision  five  of  section
 one  hundred  sixty-eight-l  of  this  article to determine the level of
 notification pursuant to subdivision six of section one  hundred  sixty-
 eight-l  of  this  article and whether such sex offender shall be desig-
 nated a sexual predator, sexually violent  offender,  or  predicate  sex
 offender  as  defined in subdivision seven of section one hundred sixty-
 eight-a of this article. Where there is a dispute  between  the  parties
 concerning  the  determinations,  the court shall adjourn the hearing as
 necessary to permit the sex offender or the district attorney to  obtain
 materials relevant to the determinations from the state board of examin-
 ers  of sex offenders or any state or local facility, hospital, institu-
 tion, office, agency, department or  division.  Such  materials  may  be
 S. 3201                             4
 
 obtained  by  subpoena  if  not  voluntarily  provided to the requesting
 party. In making the determinations the court shall review any  victim's
 statement  and  any relevant materials and evidence submitted by the sex
 offender  and the district attorney and the recommendation and any mate-
 rial submitted by the board, and may consider reliable hearsay  evidence
 submitted  by either party, provided that it is relevant to the determi-
 nations. If available, facts proven at trial or elicited at the time  of
 a  plea  of  guilty  shall be deemed established by clear and convincing
 evidence and shall not be relitigated. The court shall render  an  order
 setting  forth  its  determinations and the findings of fact and conclu-
 sions of law on which the determinations are based. A copy of the  order
 shall  be  submitted  by  the court to the division. Upon application of
 either party, the court shall seal any portion  of  the  court  file  or
 record  which  contains material that is confidential under any state or
 federal statute. Either party may appeal as  of  right  from  the  order
 pursuant  to the provisions of articles fifty-five, fifty-six and fifty-
 seven of the civil practice  law  and  rules.  Where  counsel  has  been
 assigned  to  represent  the  sex  offender upon the ground that the sex
 offender is financially unable to retain counsel, that assignment  shall
 be  continued  throughout the pendency of the appeal, and the person may
 appeal as a poor person pursuant to article  eighteen-B  of  the  county
 law.
   §  3.  Subdivision  5  and  the  opening paragraph of subdivision 6 of
 section 168-l of the correction law, subdivision 5 as added  by  chapter
 192  of  the laws of 1995, subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivi-
 sion 5 and the opening paragraph of subdivision 6 as amended by  chapter
 11  of  the laws of 2002, are amended and a new subdivision 5-a is added
 to read as follows:
   5. The board shall develop guidelines and procedures AND USE  A  VALI-
 DATED  RISK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT to assess the risk of a repeat offense
 by such sex offender and the threat posed to  the  public  safety.  SUCH
 RISK  ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT SHALL BE PERIODICALLY SUBJECTED TO EMPIRICAL
 RE-VALIDATION.  Such  guidelines  shall  [be  based  upon,]  INCORPORATE
 FACTORS  FOUND TO BE PREDICTIVE OF RISK OF RE-OFFENSE, INCLUDING but not
 limited to, the following:
   (a) criminal  history  factors  indicative  of  high  risk  of  repeat
 offense, including:
   (i)  whether  the sex offender has a mental abnormality or personality
 disorder that makes [him or her] THE SEX OFFENDER likely  to  engage  in
 predatory sexually violent offenses;
   (ii)  whether the sex offender's conduct was found to be characterized
 by repetitive and compulsive behavior, associated with drugs or alcohol;
   (iii) whether the sex offender served the maximum term;
   (iv) whether the sex offender committed the felony sex offense against
 a child;
   (v) the age of the sex offender at the time of the commission  of  the
 first sex offense;
   (b)  other  criminal  history  factors to be considered in determining
 risk, including:
   (i) the relationship between such sex offender and the victim;
   (ii) whether the offense involved the use of  a  weapon,  violence  or
 infliction of serious bodily injury;
   (iii) the number, date and nature of prior offenses;
   (c)  conditions  of  release  that  minimize  risk [or] OF re-offense,
 including but not limited to whether the sex offender  is  under  super-
 S. 3201                             5
 
 vision;  receiving  counseling,  therapy  or treatment; or residing in a
 home situation that provides guidance and supervision;
   (d)  physical  conditions  that minimize risk of re-offense, including
 but not limited to advanced age or debilitating illness;
   (e) whether psychological or psychiatric profiles indicate a  risk  of
 recidivism;
   (f) the sex offender's response to treatment;
   (g) recent behavior, including behavior while confined;
   (h)  recent  threats  or  gestures  against  persons or expressions of
 intent to commit additional offenses; and
   (i) review of any victim impact statement.
   5-A. (A) THE BOARD IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND  THE  DIVI-
 SION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL MAINTAIN A STATEWIDE DATABASE OF
 SEX OFFENDER RECIDIVISM STATISTICS.
   (B)  THE BOARD IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND THE DIVISION OF
 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL CONDUCT A PERIODIC RETROACTIVE STUDY  AT
 LEAST  EVERY  FIVE  YEARS  TO DETERMINE THE PREDICTIVE VALUE OF THE RISK
 ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT USED TO ASSIGN RISK OF REPEAT  OFFENSE  LEVELS  TO
 SEX  OFFENDERS  PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION. AFTER EACH
 SUCH STUDY THE BOARD SHALL PREPARE A DETAILED REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND
 LEGISLATURE DETERMINING THE PREDICTIVE  VALUE  OF  THE  RISK  ASSESSMENT
 INSTRUMENT  AND  THE  PREDICTIVE  VALUE OF EACH FACTOR CONSIDERED IN THE
 OVERALL RISK ASSESSMENT WHEN APPLIED TO  THE  STATEWIDE  DATABASE  MAIN-
 TAINED  PURSUANT  TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. THE REPORT SHALL
 INCLUDE RECOMMENDED  CHANGES  TO  THE  GUIDELINES  AND  RISK  ASSESSMENT
 INSTRUMENT  TO  ENHANCE THEIR PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF
 PERIODIC REVALIDATION OF SUCH GUIDELINES AND RISK ASSESSMENT  INSTRUMENT
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION. THE FIRST SUCH STUDY SHALL
 BE COMPLETED WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   Applying   these   guidelines   AND   THE  VALIDATED  RISK  ASSESSMENT
 INSTRUMENT, the board shall within sixty  calendar  days  prior  to  the
 discharge,  parole,  release to post-release supervision or release of a
 sex offender make a recommendation which shall be confidential and shall
 not be available for public inspection, to the sentencing  court  as  to
 whether  such  sex offender warrants the designation of sexual predator,
 sexually violent offender, or  predicate  sex  offender  as  defined  in
 subdivision  seven of section one hundred sixty-eight-a of this article.
 In addition, the guidelines AND SUCH INSTRUMENT shall be applied by  the
 board  to  make  a recommendation to the sentencing court which shall be
 confidential and shall not be available for public inspection, providing
 for one of the following three levels of notification depending upon the
 degree of the risk of re-offense by the sex offender.
   § 4. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section  168-n  of  the  correction  law,
 subdivision  1 as amended by chapter 11 of the laws of 2002 and subdivi-
 sion 2 as amended by chapter 453 of the laws of  1999,  are  amended  to
 read as follows:
   1.  A  determination  that  an offender is a sexual predator, sexually
 violent offender, or predicate sex offender as  defined  in  subdivision
 seven of section one hundred sixty-eight-a of this article shall be made
 prior  to  the discharge, parole, release to post-release supervision or
 release of such offender by the sentencing court applying the guidelines
 AND RISK  ASSESSMENT  INSTRUMENT  established  in  subdivision  five  of
 section  one  hundred  sixty-eight-l  of  this article after receiving a
 recommendation from the board pursuant to  section  one  hundred  sixty-
 eight-l of this article.
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   2. In addition, applying the guidelines AND RISK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT
 established  in subdivision five of section one hundred sixty-eight-l of
 this article, the sentencing court shall also make a determination  with
 respect  to  the level of notification, after receiving a recommendation
 from  the  board  pursuant  to section one hundred sixty-eight-l of this
 article. Both determinations of the sentencing court shall be made thir-
 ty calendar days prior to discharge, parole or release.
   § 5. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

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

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