NY S00898 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-03-19 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Permits at the discretion of the court certain members of the deceased victim's family to read statements in court during the sentencing of a defendant, rather than allowing only a single member of the victim's family to read a statement in court, upon consultation with counsel for the defendant and the people.

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Title

Permits at the discretion of the court certain members of the deceased victim's family to read statements in court during the sentencing of a defendant, rather than allowing only a single member of the victim's family to read a statement in court, upon consultation with counsel for the defendant and the people.

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-03-19SenateRECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
2019-01-09SenateREFERRED TO CODES

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