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S 725: Establishes that making a terroristic threat is a qualifying offense for bail.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 10, 2026

What S 725 does, verified January 10, 2026

The bill aims to amend the criminal procedure law in New York State. It establishes that making a terroristic threat is a qualifying offense for bail. The amendments expand the list of crimes that can be considered as qualifying offenses for bail, including money laundering in support of terrorism and felony crimes of terrorism. The changes aim to enhance public safety and improve the bail process in New York State. The bill takes effect 90 days after it becomes a law.

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Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 590 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 725 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RHOADS -- 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 establishing that making a terroristic threat is a qualifying offense for bail The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 4 of section 510.10 of the 2 criminal procedure law, as amended by section 2 of part UU of chapter 56 3 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 4 (g) money laundering in support of terrorism in the first degree as 5 defined in section 470.24 of the penal law; money laundering in support 6 of terrorism in the second degree as defined in section 470.23 of the 7 penal law; money laundering in support of terrorism in the third degree 8 as defined in section 470.22 of the penal law; money laundering in 9 support of terrorism in the fourth degree as defined in section 470.21 10 of the penal law; or a felony crime of terrorism as defined in article 11 four hundred ninety of the penal law[, other than the crime defined in 12 section 490.20 of such law]; 13 § 2. Subparagraph (vii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 14 530.20 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by section 3 of part UU 15 of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 16 (vii) money laundering in support of terrorism in the first degree as 17 defined in section 470.24 of the penal law; money laundering in support 18 of terrorism in the second degree as defined in section 470.23 of the 19 penal law; money laundering in support of terrorism in the third degree 20 as defined in section 470.22 of the penal law; money laundering in 21 support of terrorism in the fourth degree as defined in section 470.21 22 of the penal law; or a felony crime of terrorism as defined in article 23 four hundred ninety of the penal law[, other than the crime defined in 24 section 490.20 of such law]; EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02647-01-5 

 S. 725 2 1 § 3. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 4 of section 530.40 of the criminal 2 procedure law, as amended by section 4 of part UU of chapter 56 of the 3 laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 4 (g) money laundering in support of terrorism in the first degree as 5 defined in section 470.24 of the penal law; money laundering in support 6 of terrorism in the second degree as defined in section 470.23 of the 7 penal law; money laundering in support of terrorism in the third degree 8 as defined in section 470.22 of the penal law; money laundering in 9 support of terrorism in the fourth degree as defined in section 470.21 10 of the penal law; or a felony crime of terrorism as defined in article 11 four hundred ninety of the penal law[, other than the crime defined in 12 section 490.20 of such law]; 13 § 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 14 have become a law. 

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