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S 5078: Requires that annual reports include the voting rates for parole commissioners for persons appearing before them for release.
What S 5078 does, verified January 12, 2026
The proposed law requires the state board of parole to submit an annual report to the governor and legislature, detailing statistical information about the demographics of individuals granted release or considered for release to community supervision or deportation. The report should include information about the age, gender, race, ethnicity, region of commitment, and other relevant categories of classification and commitment. Additionally, the report should include the rate at which each parole commissioner votes to release individuals appearing before the board. The law takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5078
- What is the current status of S 5078?
- As of January 12, 2026, S 5078 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 CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION".
- Did S 5078 pass?
- Not yet. S 5078 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5078, and where is it now?
- S 5078 was authored by Sen. Luis Sepúlveda. Its committee of record is Senate Crime Victims, Crime & Correction.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 18, 2025 · 233 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5078 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to reporting voting rates for parole commissioners The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 13 of section 259-c of the executive law, as 2 amended by chapter 292 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 13. transmit a report of the work of the state board of parole for the 5 preceding calendar year to the governor and the legislature annually. 6 Such report shall include statistical information regarding the demo- 7 graphics of persons granted release and considered for release to commu- 8 nity supervision or deportation, including but not limited to age, 9 gender, race, ethnicity, region of commitment and other relevant catego- 10 ries of classification and commitment, and the rate at which each parole 11 commissioner votes to release persons appearing before the board; 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01183-01-5
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