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S 5899: Enacts "Cesar's law" to require the retaking of parolees who abscond from the supervision of the state board of parole.
What S 5899 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to improve the process of re-taking individuals who have absconded from parole or conditional release. The board can declare a person delinquent and issue a warrant for their temporary detention if there is reasonable cause to believe they have absconded. The board must notify the law enforcement agency in the locality where the absconder resides. The bill does not deny the individual a preliminary revocation hearing upon their retaking, nor does it relieve the department of its obligation to exercise due diligence. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5899
- What is the current status of S 5899?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 5899 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 5899 pass?
- Not yet. S 5899 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5899, and where is it now?
- S 5899 was authored by Sen. Andrew Lanza with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Crime Victims, Crime & Correction.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
| Mar. 03, 2025 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 3, 2025 · 331 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5899 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 3, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LANZA, HELMING -- 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 the retaking of certain persons absconding from parole or other conditional release The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 "Cesar's law". 3 § 2. Paragraph (i) of subdivision 3 of section 259-i of the executive 4 law, as amended by section 38-f-1 of subpart A of part C of chapter 62 5 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: 6 (i) Where there is reasonable cause to believe that a presumptive 7 releasee, parolee, conditional releasee or person under post-release 8 supervision has absconded from supervision the board [may] shall declare 9 such person to be delinquent and a warrant shall be issued for the 10 retaking of such person and for such person's temporary detention 11 according to the rules of the board, and the board shall immediately 12 notify the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction of the locality in 13 which such absconder resides. This paragraph shall not be construed to 14 deny such person a preliminary revocation hearing upon [his] such 15 person's retaking, nor to relieve the department of any obligation it 16 may have to exercise due diligence to retake the alleged absconder, nor 17 to relieve the parolee or releasee of any obligation [he] such person 18 may have to comply with the conditions of [his] such person's release. 19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10503-01-5
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