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A 7015: Relates to parole eligibility for crimes committed at age twenty-one or younger; provides if such individual is convicted of a crime prior to their twenty-second birthday for which they were sentenced to a period of incarceration greater than 20 years, they shall be eligible for parole after fifteen years of incarceration.
What A 7015 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill aims to amend the law related to parole eligibility for individuals who committed crimes at a young age. It allows individuals who committed crimes before their 22nd birthday and were sentenced to serve more than 20 years in prison to be eligible for parole after 15 years of incarceration. The changes take effect 90 days after the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to correction (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7015
- What is the current status of A 7015?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 7015 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 correction".
- Did A 7015 pass?
- Not yet. A 7015 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7015, and where is it now?
- A 7015 was authored by Asm. Phara Souffrant Forrest. Its committee of record is Assembly Correction.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to correction |
| Mar. 18, 2025 | referred to correction |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 18, 2025 · 195 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7015 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FORREST -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Correction AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to parole eligibility for crimes committed at age twenty-one or younger The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 259-i of the executive law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 3 10. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any 4 person convicted of a crime or crimes which they committed prior to 5 their twenty-second birthday and for which they were sentenced to serve 6 a period of incarceration greater than twenty years shall be eligible 7 for parole after fifteen years of incarceration. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 9 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09736-02-5
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