Senate Bill S4042

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that sexual abuse in the 2nd degree is a class E felony

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S4042 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง130.60, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S62
2011-2012: S1618
2013-2014: S655
2017-2018: S8446

2015-S4042 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Raises the penalty for sexual abuse in the 2nd degree from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony.

2015-S4042 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4042 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4042

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- 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 changing sexual  abuse  in
  the second degree from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The closing paragraph of section 130.60 of the  penal  law,
as  amended  by  chapter  1  of  the laws of 2000, is amended to read as
follows:
  Sexual abuse in the second degree is a class [A misdemeanor] E FELONY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09140-01-5

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