S 156 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to awards made to crime victims

Summary

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.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Apr 28, 2026

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What changed between versions

S156 → S156A · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to recommit it to the Senate committee for further review and to add new categories of essential property eligible for crime victim awards. The changes expand the list of reimbursable items to include specific furniture and appliances, and they restructure the legal text to clarify how reimbursement limits apply to these new categories.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded by adding specific examples of furniture and appliances (such as sofas, refrigerators, and stoves) to the list of essential personal property eligible for financial awards to crime victims.

ELIGIBILITY

Added new paragraphs (c) through (f) to Section 2, which expand the definition of eligible property to include specific furniture and appliances like sofas, dining tables, beds, refrigerators, microwaves, and stoves.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill title from S 156 to S 156--A and updated the legislative history to reflect that the bill was recommitted to the committee and reported favorably after amendments.

REQUIREMENT

Reorganized the legal text regarding property estimates and receipts, shifting the existing requirements to a new paragraph (b) and creating a distinct paragraph (c) for general welfare property before the new specific item lists.

Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2025

How they voted

57–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 62

May 13, 2025

D Democratic40

36 Yea 4

90% Yea

R Republican22

21 Yea 1

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 28, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMENDED ON THIRD READING 156A

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

upper

May 13, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

May 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

upper

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors