State lawmakers and the governor have reversed some of the provisions of the controversial law that allowed many criminal suspects to be released from jail without posting bail.
The changes add more than a dozen misdemeanor and felony crimes to those requiring bail.
Those crimes include promoting child obscenity, any crime alleged to have caused a death, failure to register as a third-degree sex offender, and a felony arrest while on parole.
Some critics say the changes don't go far enough. Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay says New York remains the only state prohibiting judges from using their discretion to determine risks posed by suspects.