Senate Bill S483

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to membership on the state board of parole

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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-S483 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S7564
2023-2024: S4986

2025-S483 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state board of parole to include at least one member who is or was a member of law enforcement and at least one member who is a crime victim or crime victim's representative.

2025-S483 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S483 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    483
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. OBERACKER, ASHBY, BORRELLO, GALLIVAN, MURRAY, PALUM-
   BO,  RHOADS, WEBER -- 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 membership 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  1  of section 259-b of the executive law, as
 amended by section 38-a of subpart A of part C of chapter 62 of the laws
 of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   1. There shall be in the department a  state  board  of  parole  which
 shall  possess  the  powers  and duties hereinafter specified. The board
 shall function independently of the  department  regarding  all  of  its
 decision-making functions, as well as any other powers and duties speci-
 fied  in this article, provided, however, that administrative matters of
 general applicability within the department shall be applicable  to  the
 board.  Such  board  shall  consist  of  not  more than nineteen members
 appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. THE
 BOARD SHALL INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE MEMBER WHO  IS  EMPLOYED  OR  HAS  BEEN
 EMPLOYED AS A MEMBER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND AT LEAST ONE MEMBER WHO IS A
 CRIME  VICTIM  OR A CRIME VICTIM'S REPRESENTATIVE AS DEFINED IN SUBPARA-
 GRAPH (A) OF PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION TWO  OF  SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED
 FIFTY-NINE-I  OF THIS ARTICLE. The term of office of each member of such
 board shall be for six years; provided, however, that any member  chosen
 to  fill  a vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall
 be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term of the member  whom
 [he  is  to succeed] THEY ARE SUCCEEDING.  In the event of the inability
 to act of any member, the governor may appoint some  competent  informed
 person  to act in [his] THEIR stead during the continuance of such disa-
 bility.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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