A 7936: Requires a court to evaluate whether the prosecution has established that the certificate of compliance or supplemental certificate of compliance was filed in good faith after exercising due diligence and making reasonable inquiries to learn of the discovery.
What A 7936 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to amend the criminal procedure law to improve the evaluation of challenges to certificates of compliance. The court must evaluate whether the prosecution has filed the certificate in good faith after exercising due diligence. This includes assessing factors such as the prosecution's efforts to comply, the timing of their efforts, and the complexity of the case. The court will consider whether the prosecution has performed its duties to evaluate and disclose evidence under the state and federal constitutions. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7936
- What is the current status of A 7936?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 7936 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 7936 pass?
- Not yet. A 7936 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7936, and where is it now?
- A 7936 was authored by Asm. Gabriella Romero with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes. It is filed under CPL, alongside 144 other New York CPL bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Apr. 16, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 16, 2025 · 334 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7936 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROMERO, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to challenges to or questions related to certificates of compliance The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 245.50 of the criminal procedure law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 3 5. In rendering a decision on a motion filed pursuant to paragraph (a) 4 of subdivision four of this section, the court must evaluate whether the 5 prosecution has established that the certificate of compliance or 6 supplemental certificate of compliance was filed in good faith after 7 exercising due diligence and making reasonable inquiries to learn of the 8 discovery required by subdivision one of section 245.20 of this article. 9 For purposes of this article, relevant factors for assessing due dili- 10 gence include, but are not limited to: the efforts made by the prose- 11 cution to comply with the requirements of this article, the timing of 12 the prosecution's efforts, the volume of discovery provided and volume 13 of outstanding discovery, the complexity of the case, how obvious any 14 missing material would likely have been to a reasonable prosecutor after 15 reviewing the case and other materials disclosed, the explanation for 16 any discovery lapse, and the prosecution's response when apprised of any 17 missing discovery. The prosecution's efforts shall not be deemed reason- 18 able or diligent if the prosecution has not performed its duties to 19 evaluate and disclose evidence under the state and federal consti- 20 tutions. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11601-01-5
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