NY S00329 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-07 - DEFEATED IN CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-07 - DEFEATED IN CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Allows certain inmates to be granted a merit time allowance; allows inmates who are victims are able to prove that they were subjected to substantial physical, sexual or psychological abuse, that the abuse was inflicted by a member of their same family or household or a member of the person's immediate family, and that the abuse was a substantial factor in causing them to commit the crime to be eligible to earn merit time in the amount of one-third off either their minimum sentence (if inmate has an indeterminate sentence) or their flat sentence; allows such inmates to be eligible for presumptive release; expands the criteria that a person in custody of the department of correctional services may meet in order to earn merit time.
Title
Allows certain inmates to be granted a merit time allowance; allows inmates who are victims are able to prove that they were subjected to substantial physical, sexual or psychological abuse, that the abuse was inflicted by a member of their same family or household or a member of the person's immediate family, and that the abuse was a substantial factor in causing them to commit the crime to be eligible to earn merit time in the amount of one-third off either their minimum sentence (if inmate has an indeterminate sentence) or their flat sentence; allows such inmates to be eligible for presumptive release; expands the criteria that a person in custody of the department of correctional services may meet in order to earn merit time.
Sponsors
| Sen. Velmanette Montgomery [D] | Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson [D] | Sen. Liz Krueger [D] | Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer [D] |
| Sen. Kevin Parker [D] | Sen. Jose Serrano [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-07 | Senate | DEFEATED IN CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
| 2012-03-02 | Senate | PRINT NUMBER 329A |
| 2012-03-02 | Senate | AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
| 2012-02-21 | Senate | NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED |
| 2012-01-04 | Senate | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
| 2011-01-05 | Senate | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
