Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and members of the Democratic conference this week met with key law enforcement officials amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the state's new cash bail law.

On Tuesday, Democratic lawmakers met with New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea to discuss the law. Earlier in the day on Wednesday, they huddled with sheriffs, including Ulster County's Juan Figueroa and officials from the state sheriff's association. 

The meetings have included conference staff as well as Democratic Sens. Todd Kaminsky, Jamaal Bailey, Jim Gaughran, Jen Metzger and Luis Sepulveda. 

Newsday previously reported Stewart-Cousins and Democrats met with Long Island district attorneys.

Democrats in the state Senate have also been meeting with criminal justice reform advocates to discuss the measure.  

The cash bail law ended the requirement for those charged with misdemeanor and non-violent felony offenses as a means of reducing the amount of time poorer people wait in a local jail pending trial.

The new law's implementation, however, has been criticized by law enforcement officials for the release of people charged with crimes like robbery. 

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday in his budget address raised the possibility of changing the law as part of the negotiations over the spending plan. 

A Siena College poll released the same day showed support for the law has flipped over the course of a year, with a majority of New Yorkers finding it is bad for the state. 

Some Democrats have raised the possibility of changes that include allowing judges to determine if a person is too dangerous to be released before trial. Advocates, however, contend that would negatively affect defendants of color.