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Senate Bill S3232
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S3232 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง260.25, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S371
2013-2014: S1206
2015-2016: S3663
2011-S3232 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3232 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to designating as a class E felony, the offense of endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person PURPOSE: To increase the penalty for Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent of Physically Disabled Person to a class E felony. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 260.25 of the Penal Law to increase the penalty for Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent or Physically Disabled Person. Section 2 provides an effective date of November 1. EXISTING LAW: Currently Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent or Physically Disabled Person is a class A misdemeanor. This bill increases the severity of the crime to a class E felony. JUSTIFICATION: Society recognizes that certain vulnerable segments of the population deserve special protection. For that reason, the Legislature has
2011-S3232 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3232 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 14, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to designating as a class E felony, the offense of endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 260.25 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 381 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows: S 260.25 Endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disa- bled person. A person is guilty of endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person when he OR SHE knowingly acts in a manner likely to be injurious to the physical, mental or moral welfare of a person who is unable to care for himself or herself because of physical disability, mental disease or defect. Endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person is a class [A misdemeanor] E FELONY. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07463-01-1
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