NYS S2275 Anthony Palumbo - Lifetime order of protection for victims of violent crime, survivors of homicide victims & witnesses

NYS AO5703 Fred Thiele - Require certified notification when offender is being released from parole supervision 

NYS S2093 Anthony Palumbo, Fred Thiele - Lorraine’s Law, Extend parole terms from 2 - 5 years

NYS S4698 Anthony Palumbo Amends criminal law allowing multiple family members of the victim’s family to make impact statements

NYS S3147 Anthony Palumbo  Makes Kendra’s Law permanent

NYS S2501 Anthony Palumbo requires consecutive sentences when a person is convicted of two or more felonies involving a firearm

NYS S6263  Alexis Weik Repeals Less Is More

NYS S5308 Alexis Weik re establishes the assault or unwanted murder of an unborn child as a crime 

NYS S5316 Alexis Weik gives victims & representatives the right to appeal decisions of the parole board

NYS A.2423 Jodi Giglio - requires at least one member of law enforcement and at least one crime victim or victim representative to be on the Parole Board

NYS S6452 Dean Murray - relates to Raise The Age, involving adolescent offenders and the possession or use of weapons

NYS S1189 Roxanne Persaud - Tiarah Poyau Act allowing written instructions to be provided to the jury

NYS S5355 Jabari Brisport - Mel’s Law required SUNY and CUNY to establish a policy to award posthumous degrees

CITIZEN’s RIGHT TO KNOW BILL

Automatic order of protection for victim and witnesses of violent crimes, and domestic violence if the accused is released under bail reform 

Require certified notification when offender is being released from parole supervision - allow victim to appeal 

Change education requirements for victims advocates on federal, state and county level to include personal and life experience, not just inexperienced social workers 

Initiate advocates at commencement of investigation

Abolish Abatement Ab Initio

Indicted but not convicted criminally insane, developmentally disabled must be housed in humane but strictly supervised with specially trained staff

Require timely (date specific i.e. 2 months before), certified notification of parole hearings - including notification from AG that “special circumstance” hearings were granted

Victims need to have input and be kept informed even in youthful offender cases, especially when violent crimes are committed

Victim right to “appeal parole” decision

Accountability for all judges including family court - community review with peers, victims and advocates

Establish a registry for repeat violent offenders

Require the victim's name to be spoken in court - not called the deceased

Abolish any mandate that financial assistance only be provided for NYS resident victims - if if the crime happens here NYS pays

At sentencing the victim speaks last, not convicted regarding impact statements

Increase financial relief to cover cost of entire funeral, including headstones, etc

Victim retraining, educational assistance when no longer possible to work at current job

Victim Handbook with all pertinent information to be given at beginning of investigation

Develop partnership with at least one funeral home in every county to assist with funerals for victims of homicide

Simplify bail assignment to victims family as restitution - require notifying victim of this possibility

Reclassify violent and non violent crimes to be accurate 

Rewrite penal codes to remove restrictive measures for charging violent crimes, hitting someone is assault

Require employers to give time off for victims/survivors of victims to attend court dates and allow for reimbursement from the state for loss of wages 

Require State to reimburse parents income monthly,when lost, as a direct relation to crime 

Ensure property and evidence as part of crime scene necessary for survival such as home, car, etc are returned expediently or replacements immediately provided with victims not having to pay upfront costs or reimbursements streamlined (car rentals, hotel rooms, clean up)

Automatic termination of parental rights if parent murders the other parent with RARE exceptions/mitigating circumstances

Address homeless, mental health and substance abuse issues

Establish a serious SOPs for supervised release 

Establish a Victims Rights Commission - oversight of parole board, District Attorneys and Judges with the ability to investigate and take action