Senate Codes Committee reports 11 bills, refers one to finance; questions raised on disclosure and firearms language

The New York State Senate Codes Committee met to consider an 11‑bill agenda; committee members moved and reported ten bills out of committee and sent one bill to the Finance Committee for further consideration. Several bills were acted on by voice vote with limited debate. Two items drew specific questions from committee members: a bill limiting disclosure of certain adjournments in contemplation of dismissal, and a bill authorizing temporary police custody of firearms when officers respond to reports of family violence.

The agenda opened with Senate Print 116 (sponsor: Senator Klier), a multi‑part proposal to change criminal and civil statutes of limitations and related notice‑of‑claim provisions for certain trafficking offenses. The committee moved the bill and reported it out of committee.

Senate Print 464 (sponsor: Senator Hoylman Siegel) would amend rules of evidence governing admissibility of a defendant's creative expression. The committee moved and reported the bill; two senators recorded a negative or without recommendation (see vote details below).

Senate Print 524 (sponsor: Senator Mayer) would create first‑ and second‑degree voyeurism offenses; the committee moved and reported the measure.

Senate Print 660 (sponsor: Senator Generis) would amend criminal and civil procedure rules regarding detention beyond 24 hours. The bill was moved and reported.

Senate Print 1055 (sponsor: Senator Serrano) would prohibit the Division of Criminal Justice Services from disclosing pending adjournments in contemplation of dismissal in civil records of arrests and prosecutions. At least one senator stated opposition or a negative recommendation citing concern that an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal leaves a case technically pending and that the change may have implications under existing human‑rights law. Despite objections, the committee moved and reported the bill; individual negative and without‑recommendation votes were recorded (details below).

Senate Print 1285 (sponsor: Senator Persaud) would amend criminal procedure law relating to jury deliberations; the committee moved and reported the bill.

Senate Print 1472 (sponsor: Senator Sean Ryan) would amend the penal and executive laws to certify instructors in small arms practice. The committee moved the bill; it was reported with a referral to the Finance Committee.

Senate Print 1652 (sponsor: Senator Bailey) would permit courts to file certain non‑family temporary orders of protection with the computerized registry for such information; the committee moved and reported the bill.

Senate Print 1664 (sponsor: Senator Hartland) would provide access to livescan or fingerprinting for officers of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). The committee moved and reported the bill.

Senate Print 1985 (sponsor: Senator Hartman) would require police officers responding to reports of family violence to take temporary custody of firearms. A committee member asked whether the bill would require seizure of every firearm in a residence in all circumstances (for example, when the victim is a law enforcement officer) and requested clarification of the language. Counsel indicated they would review recent U.S. Supreme Court guidance (cited in the meeting as the Supreme Court case Rahimi) and follow up on draft language. The bill was moved and reported, with several members recorded as voting negative or without recommendation (details below).

Votes at a glance (motions, movers/seconders, recorded individualized votes where provided): - Senate Print 116 (Klier): Moved by Senator Bailey; seconded by Senator Palumbo and Senator Cooney. Outcome: reported out of committee. (Vote tally: voice; no individual tally recorded in transcript.) - Senate Print 464 (Hoylman Siegel): Moved by Senator Bailey; seconded by Senator Cooney. Outcome: reported. Recorded negatives: Senator Mayer and Senator Palumbo; Senator Murray recorded “without recommendation.” - Senate Print 524 (Mayer): Moved by Senator Sujubuta; seconded by Senator O'Meara. Outcome: reported. (Voice vote; no individual tally recorded.) - Senate Print 660 (Generis): Moved by Senator Bailey; seconded by Senator Gennardez. Outcome: reported. Recorded negatives: Senator Colombo and Senator Merida; Senator Murray recorded “without recommendation.” - Senate Print 1055 (Serrano): Moved by Senator DeNardes; seconded by Senator Bailey. Outcome: reported. Recorded negatives/without rec: Senator Palumbo, Senator Merrill, and Senator Murray in the negative or without recommendation (participants identified in the transcript as citing concerns about the measure). - Senate Print 1285 (Persaud): Moved by Senator Bailey; seconded by Senator Gennardez. Outcome: reported. (Voice vote; no individual tally recorded.) - Senate Print 1472 (Sean Ryan): Moved by Senator Cooney; seconded by Senator Gennardez. Outcome: reported and referred to Finance. Recorded negatives/without rec: Senators O'Meara and Murray in the negative; Senator Palumbo recorded “without recommendation.” - Senate Print 1652 (Bailey): Moved by Senator Cooney; seconded by Senator Palumbo. Outcome: reported. (Voice vote; no individual tally recorded.) - Senate Print 1664 (Hartland): Moved by Senator Cooney; seconded by Senator DeNardis. Outcome: reported. (Voice vote; no individual tally recorded.) - Senate Print 1985 (Hartman): Moved by Senator DeNardis; seconded by Senator Billey. Outcome: reported. Recorded negatives/without rec: Senator Palumbo (without recommendation), Senator O'Mara (without recommendation), Senator Murray (in the negative).

Discussion, clarifications and next steps: Committee debate was brief for the majority of bills and proceeded by voice votes. Committee counsel and clerk were introduced at the start of the meeting (Andrew Garcia, committee clerk; Demarra Fredette, counsel). Counsel volunteered to review and report back on statutory language and potential implications in response to members' questions—most notably on Senate Prints 1055 (adjournment in contemplation of dismissal disclosure) and 1985 (temporary custody of firearms in family‑violence incidents).

The committee concluded after completing the 11‑item agenda. Where individual senators recorded negative or without‑recommendation positions, those names are included above as reported during the meeting; full roll‑call tallies were not provided in all instances in the transcript.