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S 6004: Establishes that no person who has previously provided a DNA sample shall be required to pay a DNA databank fee for their conviction for a subsequent designated offense unless such sample has been expunged.
What S 6004 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to amend the penal law to establish certain individuals who have been convicted of a subsequent designated offense. These individuals will be required to pay a DNA databank fee of $50 in addition to a mandatory surcharge and crime victim assistance fee. However, individuals who have previously provided a DNA sample and have it expunged will not be required to pay the fee. The changes will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6004
- What is the current status of S 6004?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 6004 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 6004 pass?
- Not yet. S 6004 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6004, and where is it now?
- S 6004 was authored by Sen. James Skoufis. Its committee of record is Senate Codes.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Mar. 04, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 4, 2025 · 276 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6004 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing certain persons shall not be required to pay a DNA databank fee for the conviction of a subsequent designated offense The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (v) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of 2 section 60.35 of the penal law, as amended by section 1 of part E of 3 chapter 56 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows: 4 (v) a person convicted of a designated offense as defined by subdivi- 5 sion seven of section nine hundred ninety-five of the executive law 6 shall, in addition to a mandatory surcharge and crime victim assistance 7 fee, pay a DNA databank fee of fifty dollars, provided however that no 8 person who has previously provided a DNA sample pursuant to section nine 9 hundred ninety-five-c of the executive law shall be required to pay a 10 DNA databank fee for the conviction of a subsequent designated offense 11 unless such sample has been expunged pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdi- 12 vision nine of section nine hundred ninety-five-c of the executive law. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09863-01-5
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