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A 6526: Changes the timing of certain discovery requirements to sixty days prior to trial.
What A 6526 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to change the timing of discovery requirements in criminal cases. The prosecution is required to provide initial discovery to the defendant within sixty days before the first scheduled trial date, regardless of whether the defendant is in custody or not. Currently, the prosecution has different timeframes to provide discovery depending on the defendant's custody status. The bill seeks to standardize the discovery process, ensuring that both defendants in custody and those not in custody receive their initial discovery materials within sixty days of the trial date.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6526
- What is the current status of A 6526?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6526 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to codes".
- Did A 6526 pass?
- Not yet. A 6526 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6526, and where is it now?
- A 6526 was authored by Asm. Keith Brown. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Mar. 05, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 5, 2025 · 289 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6526 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to changing the timing of certain discovery requirements to sixty days prior to trial The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 2 of section 245.10 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by section 1 3 of part HHH of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, are amended to read as 4 follows: 5 (i) When a defendant is in custody during the pendency of the criminal 6 case, the prosecution shall perform its initial discovery obligations 7 [within twenty calendar days after the defendant's arraignment on an8indictment, superior court information, prosecutor's information, infor-9mation, simplified information, misdemeanor complaint or felony10complaint] no later than sixty days before the first scheduled trial 11 date. 12 (ii) When the defendant is not in custody during the pendency of the 13 criminal case, the prosecution shall perform its initial discovery obli- 14 gations [within thirty-five calendar days after the defendant's arraign-15ment on an indictment, superior court information, prosecutor's informa-16tion, information, simplified information, misdemeanor complaint or17felony complaint] no later than sixty days before the first scheduled 18 trial date. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10225-01-5
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