S 1471 NY

Authorizes certain electronic court appearances

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 10, 2025

Latest action (Jan 7, 2026) REFERRED TO CODES

Summary

Authorizes electronic court appearances for criminal matters, excluding jury trials, in all counties in the state; authorizes electronic appearances for criminal matters where the court determines a personal appearance would be impractical, unsafe or excessively burdensome; authorizes sentencing to a period of incarceration to be conducted via electronic appearance for defendants who are already incarcerated.

Sponsor (1)

Dan Stec Republican · primary

6 coauthors / cosponsors

George Borrello Republican · cosponsor
Mario Mattera Republican · cosponsor
Peter Oberacker Republican · cosponsor
Robert Ortt Republican · cosponsor
Anthony H. Palumbo Republican · cosponsor
James Tedisco Republican · cosponsor

Action history (2)

Jan 10, 2025 REFERRED TO CODES · upper
Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO CODES · upper

Text versions (2)

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