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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 156: Relates to awards made to crime victims

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 156 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to awards made to crime victims. Primary sponsor: Julia Salazar (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2026): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 3 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Julia SalazarPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52
Bill WeberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38
Jeremy ZellnerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate61

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 156A
  5. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  6. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  7. 1ST REPORT CAL.287
  8. REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
  9. RETURNED TO SENATE
  10. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  11. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  12. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source