BILL NUMBER: S5577
SPONSOR: LANZA
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to limiting the provision
of charitable bail to defendants who are first time offenders
 
PURPOSE:
This bill limits the provision of charitable bail to misdemeanor defend-
ants who are first time offenders.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the insurance law to limit charitable bail only to
defendants who have never previously been charged with a crime.
Section 2 provides that the act shall take effect immediately.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Bail gives an incentive for the accused to show up to court, and chari-
table bail organizations are meant to vouch for those that are truly too
indigent to afford their bail. However, repeat offenders stage blatant
disrespect for the law. This bill ensures that we are not granting char-
itable bail to those that continue to disrespect the law.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024: S.4119 - Referred to Insurance
2023: S.4119 - Referred to Insurance
2022: S.4902 - Referred to Insurance
2021: S.4902 - Referred to Insurance
2020: S.3284 - Referred to Insurance
2019: S.3284 - Referred to Insurance
2018: S.6066 - Referred to Insurance/A.8391- Referred to Codes
2017: S.6066 - Referred to Insurance/A.8391- Referred to Codes
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.