A 7725

New York Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.

Provides that instructions to the jury shall include certain defenses.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-A-7725

Session 2025-2026

Status in_committee

Committee Codes

Assembly in_committee 2026-01-07

Summary

Provides that instructions to the jury shall include certain defenses; provides that such instructions shall include, but not be limited to, "Do not let bias, sympathy, prejudice, or public opinion influence your decision"; defines the term "bias".

Sponsor

Latrice Walker

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2025-04-08	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-01-07	Status	in_committee
2026-01-07	Latest Action	In Assembly Committee

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