New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S09475

Introduced
3/16/26  
Refer
3/16/26  

Caption

Requires the department of criminal justice services to develop, issue, and publish "race-blind charging" guidelines for a process whereby all prosecution agencies that prosecute criminal violations of the law as felonies or misdemeanors, shall implement a process by which an initial review of a case for potential charging is performed based on information, including police reports and criminal histories from the department of justice, from which direct means of identifying the race of the suspect, victim, or witness have been removed.

Companion Bills

NY A10072

Same As Requires the department of criminal justice services to develop, issue, and publish "race-blind charging" guidelines for a process whereby all prosecution agencies that prosecute criminal violations of the law as felonies or misdemeanors, shall implement a process by which an initial review of a case for potential charging is performed based on information, including police reports and criminal histories from the department of justice, from which direct means of identifying the race of the suspect, victim, or witness have been removed.

Previously Filed As

NY A10072

Requires the department of criminal justice services to develop, issue, and publish "race-blind charging" guidelines for a process whereby all prosecution agencies that prosecute criminal violations of the law as felonies or misdemeanors, shall implement a process by which an initial review of a case for potential charging is performed based on information, including police reports and criminal histories from the department of justice, from which direct means of identifying the race of the suspect, victim, or witness have been removed.

NY A10615

Establishes the office of justice court fee recovery, which is charged with collecting fees in criminal actions and other proceedings on behalf of justice courts.

NY A02391

Relates to protecting witnesses in criminal prosecutions from intimidation and threats by permitting the court to withhold disclosure of names and other information if the court finds on the record that such witness is subject to potential intimidation, violence or threats.

NY S04617

Relates to protecting witnesses in criminal prosecutions from intimidation and threats by permitting the court to withhold disclosure of names and other information if the court finds on the record that such witness is subject to potential intimidation, violence or threats.

NY HB1320

Criminal Procedure - Victim Notification - Request at the Time of Charging

NY SB501

Requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt policies related to racial and other biased-based policing using technology and criminalizing violation of racial and other biased-based policing policies.

NY SB00759

An Act Concerning Public Safety, The Prosecution Of Criminals And The Protection Of Victims.

NY SB333

Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer

NY HB442

Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer

NY S00064

Directs the division of criminal justice services to accept electronic submission of reports or other information from local law enforcement agencies.

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