STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6656 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to electronic court appearance statewide The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the criminal procedure 2 law, as separately amended by chapters 232, 279, and 285 of the laws of 3 2024, is amended to read as follows: 4 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided 5 in section 182.30 of this article, the court, in its discretion, may 6 dispense with the personal appearance of the defendant, except an 7 appearance at a hearing or trial, and conduct an electronic appearance 8 in connection with a criminal action [pending in Albany, Bronx, Broome, 9 Erie, Jefferson, Kings, Monroe, New York, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, 10 Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, 11 Saratoga, St. Lawrence, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins, Chautauqua, Cattarau- 12 gus, Clinton, Essex, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Sullivan, Warren, Westches- 13 ter, Suffolk, Herkimer, Franklin, Chemung, Schuyler, Yates, Delaware, 14 Otsego or Schoharie county], provided that the chief administrator of 15 the courts has authorized the use of electronic appearance and the 16 defendant, after consultation with counsel, consents on the record. Such 17 consent shall be required at the commencement of each electronic appear- 18 ance to such electronic appearance. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that 20 the amendment to subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the criminal proce- 21 dure law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of 22 such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09903-01-5