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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 236: Relates to setting bail for defendants that pose a current physical threat to public safety

In committee 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 236 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to setting bail for defendants that pose a current physical threat to public safety. Primary sponsor: Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (Republican/Conservative). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CODES.

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.

Requires the court to make an individualized determination whether a defendant poses a current physical threat to any person or to public safety when making a bail determination.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 10 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Steve ChanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate17
Jack MartinsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate7
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Tom O'MaraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate58
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Dan StecCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate45
Bill WeberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38

“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 CODES
  2. DEFEATED IN CODES
  3. NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
  4. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

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