Bill > A00341

This bill amends the New York State Executive Law to require that the annual report from the State Board of Parole include voting rates for individual parole commissioners. Specifically, the bill mandates that the board's yearly report, which is already required to be submitted to the governor and legislature, must now include the rate at which each parole commissioner votes to release persons who appear before the board. This addition will provide transparency about how individual commissioners make decisions during parole hearings, allowing policymakers and the public to better understand the release practices of the parole board. The report already includes demographic information about individuals considered for release, and this new requirement will add another layer of detailed reporting about the parole process. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage, meaning the next annual report will need to include these new voting rate statistics.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A341