S 725 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes that making a terroristic threat is a qualifying offense for bail

S 725 amends New York's criminal procedure law to include specific terrorism-related offenses as qualifying for strict bail considerations. The bill adds money laundering in support of terrorism (across all degrees) and felony crimes of terrorism (excluding one specific subsection) to the list of offenses where judges must consider bail restrictions. This means defendants charged with these designated terrorism crimes would face higher hurdles to securing pretrial release. The change directly affects individuals accused of these specific terrorism-related offenses in New York courts. The bill does not address "making a terroristic threat" as stated in the abstract, but rather targets defined terrorism financing and terrorism crimes.
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Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Steve Rhoads
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