New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S6727: Relates to the evidentiary standard for evidentiary and disciplinary hearings
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Elevates the evidentiary standard for evidentiary and disciplinary hearings from substantial evidence to a preponderance of the evidence.
What the bill says
An act to amend the correction law and the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the evidentiary standard for evidentiary and disciplinary hearings.
From the introduced text, March 20, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the correction law and the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the evidentiary standard for evidentiary and disciplinary hearings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 137 of the correction law is amending by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 7. THE EVIDENTIARY STANDARD FOR ALL EVIDENTIARY AND DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS SHALL BE A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE. § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 7803 of the civil practice law and rules is amended to read as follows: 4. whether a determination made as a result of a hearing held, and at which evidence was taken, pursuant to direction by law is, on the entire record, supported by substantial evidence, OR IN THE CASE OF AN EVIDENTIARY OR DISCIPLINARY HEARING HELD PURSUANT TO THE CORRECTION LAW, A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE. § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10352-01-5
Sponsors
- Julia Salazar (D, 18) · primary sponsor
- Jabari Brisport (D, 25)
- Cordell Cleare (D, 30)
- Robert Jackson (D, 31)
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.426
- : REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.1035
- : REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
Votes
- Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (February 24, 2026): 4 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee (February 24, 2026): 4 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 13, 2025): 6 yea, 1 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (May 13, 2025): 44 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee Vote (May 13, 2025): 6 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Correction Law
Common questions
- What is S6727?
- S6727 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to the evidentiary standard for evidentiary and disciplinary hearings.
- What does S6727 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the correction law and the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the evidentiary standard for evidentiary and disciplinary hearings.
- What is the status of S6727?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S6727?
- Julia Salazar (D, 18), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S6727?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6727
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