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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S00156 Summary: BILL NO S00156A &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A01862-A

&nbsp SPONSOR SALAZAR &nbsp COSPNSR JACKSON, MURRAY, RHOADS, ROLISON, WEBB, WEBER, ZELLNER &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd §§621 & 631, Exec L &nbsp Increases the amount for awards made to crime victims; specifies certain items of personal property which are necessary and essential to the welfare of a claimant.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

156--A Cal. No. 287

2025-2026 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

(Prefiled)

January 8, 2025 ___________

Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, JACKSON, MURRAY, RHOADS, ROLISON, WEBB, WEBER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction -- recommitted to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to awards made to crime victims

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:

1 Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 621 of the executive law, as added 2 by chapter 197 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows: 3 8. "Essential personal property" shall mean articles of personal prop- 4 erty necessary and essential to the health, welfare or safety of the 5 victim. 6 (a) Personal property necessary and essential to the welfare of the 7 victim shall mean personal property of a victim that is lost, damaged, 8 or stolen as a result of a crime and for which reimbursement or replace- 9 ment is reasonably necessary for the victim to restore stability or 10 maintain a reasonable and/or basic standard of living. 11 (b) The office shall promulgate rules and regulations for the determi- 12 nation and approval of what constitutes property reasonably necessary to 13 restore or maintain a reasonable and/or basic standard of living 14 consistent with this article. 15 § 2. Subdivision 9 of section 631 of the executive law is amended by 16 adding four new paragraphs (c), (d), (e) and (f) to read as follows: 17 (c) For property necessary and essential to the welfare of the victim, 18 the office may request that the claimant provide estimates or receipts

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00484-02-6

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1 for personal property lost, damaged or stolen as a result of the crime. 2 A claimant's inability to produce a receipt for lost, stolen or damaged 3 personal items shall not in itself disqualify a claimant from receiving 4 reimbursement for such items. The office shall consider all the facts 5 and circumstances of each case before making a determination. 6 (d) Personal property necessary and essential to the welfare of the 7 victim shall include, but not be limited to, the following items lost, 8 damaged, or stolen as a result of the crime: 9 (i) clothing; 10 (ii) shoes; 11 (iii) furniture; 12 (iv) appliances; 13 (v) electronics; and 14 (vi) bedding. 15 (e) Property necessary and essential to the welfare of the victim 16 shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 17 (i) Sofa, couch, loveseat, or chair; 18 (ii) Dining table; 19 (iii) Bed/mattress; 20 (iv) Sheets, pillows, comforters and blankets; 21 (v) Lamp; 22 (vi) Refrigerator; 23 (vii) Microwave; 24 (viii) Stove; 25 (ix) Dishes and eating utensils; 26 (x) Television; 27 (xi) Telephone or cell phone; 28 (xii) Toys for children under six years old; and 29 (xiii) Stroller. 30 (f) Eligible essential personal property as specified in paragraph (e) 31 of this subdivision, including any property not specifically enumerated 32 in paragraph (e) of this subdivision, may be reimbursed at a reasonable 33 rate as determined by the office, provided that such rate does not 34 exceed twenty-five hundred dollars. 35 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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