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Home/Bills/S 6246New York · 2025–2026 Legislative Session
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S 6246: Makes chapter 689 of the laws of 1993, and thus article 182 of the criminal procedure law titled alternate method of court appearance, permanent.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What S 6246 does, verified January 8, 2026

This bill aims to make provisions related to electronic court appearances in certain counties permanent. The provisions, which are currently set to expire in 2025, will take effect immediately. The bill amends the existing law to ensure that the provisions of electronic court appearances continue beyond their initial expiration date.

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6246
What is the current status of S 6246?
As of January 8, 2026, S 6246 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 6246 pass?
Not yet. S 6246 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote S 6246, and where is it now?
S 6246 was authored by Sen. James Skoufis. Its committee of record is Senate Codes.
Author and sponsors
Sen. James SkoufisAuthor · New York State Senate
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Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO CODES
Mar. 07, 2025REFERRED TO CODES
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 7, 2025 · 230 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6246 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE March 7, 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 chapter 689 of the laws of 1993 amending the criminal procedure law relating to electronic court appearance in certain coun- ties, in relation to making such provisions permanent The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 689 of the laws of 1993 amending the 2 criminal procedure law relating to electronic court appearance in 3 certain counties, as amended by section 18 of part A of chapter 55 of 4 the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows: 5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, except that the 6 provisions of this act shall be deemed to have been in full force and 7 effect since July 1, 1992 [and the provisions of this act shall expire 8 September 1, 2025 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall 9 be deemed repealed]. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02073-01-5
Text of S 6246 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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