S 5930: Requires the arraignment of undocumented citizens who have committed violent crimes to occur within twenty-four hours and to determine at such arraignment whether such undocumented citizen shall be placed in the custody of federal immigration authorities or remain in the custody of the state.
What S 5930 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law requires the arraignment of undocumented citizens who commit certain crimes to occur within 24 hours. This arraignment must include a determination of whether the defendant should be placed in the custody of federal immigration authorities or remain in state custody. The law aims to ensure that undocumented citizens are held accountable for their actions in a timely manner and are treated fairly under the law. The arraignment hearing must also include other requirements set forth in the existing law. The law will take effect 30 days after it becomes a law.
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Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5930
- What is the current status of S 5930?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5930 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 S 5930 pass?
- Not yet. S 5930 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5930, and where is it now?
- S 5930 was authored by Sen. Jack Martins. Its committee of record is Senate 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 |
| Mar. 04, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 4, 2025 · 278 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5930 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to requiring the arraignment of undocumented citizens who have committed certain crimes to occur within twenty-four hours and to determine at such arraignment whether such undocumented citizen shall be placed in the custody of federal immigration authorities or remain in the custody of the state The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 170.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 8-b to read as follows: 3 8-b. Where an information, a simplified information, a prosecutor's 4 information, a misdemeanor complaint, a felony complaint or an indict- 5 ment charges any crime set forth in title H of part three of the penal 6 law, and the defendant is an undocumented citizen, the arraignment hear- 7 ing shall occur within twenty-four hours. Such arraignment hearing shall 8 include, in addition to any other requirements set forth in this 9 section, a determination of whether the defendant shall be remanded to 10 the custody of federal immigration authorities or remain in the custody 11 of the state. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 13 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09754-01-5
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