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A 6684: 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.
What A 6684 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill allows certain family members of a deceased victim to read statements in court during the sentencing of a defendant. A family member can make a statement if the victim was unable or unwilling to express themselves before the court or is deceased and survived by a spouse or parent. In such cases, the court may allow a spouse or parent to make a statement on behalf of the victim, or both can make statements together. A legal guardian or representative can also make a statement if they have personal knowledge of the victim and a relationship with them. The court will consider whether it is appropriate for the person or persons to make a statement on behalf of the victim.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6684
- What is the current status of A 6684?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6684 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 6684 pass?
- Not yet. A 6684 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6684, and where is it now?
- A 6684 was authored by Asm. Michael Tannousis. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| May. 13, 2025 | held for consideration in codes |
| Mar. 07, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 7, 2025 · 327 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6684 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 7, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TANNOUSIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to permitting at the discretion of the court certain family members of a victim who is deceased to read statements in court during the sentencing of a defendant The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 2 380.50 of the criminal procedure law, as separately amended by chapters 3 173 and 198 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: 4 (2) if such victim is unable or unwilling to express [himself or5herself] themself before the court or a person so mentally or physically 6 disabled as to make it impracticable to appear in court in person or the 7 victim is deceased, a member of the family of such victim, except that 8 where such victim is deceased and survived by both a spouse and a parent 9 or parents, the court in its sole discretion may allow a spouse or 10 parent or, upon consultation with counsel for the defendant and the 11 people, allow both to make a statement on behalf of such victim, or the 12 legal guardian or representative of the legal guardian of the victim 13 where such guardian or representative has personal knowledge of and a 14 relationship with the victim, unless the court finds that it would be 15 inappropriate for such person or persons to make a statement on behalf 16 of the victim. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01570-01-5
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