Senate Bill S5650

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of person for the purposes of homicide

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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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2017-S5650 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7542
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §125.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S683, A1736
2021-2022: S3637, A3591
2023-2024: S988, A2074

2017-S5650 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates the definition of person for the purposes of homicide as Mya's law.

2017-S5650 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5650 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5650
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  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 the definition of person
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 125.05 of the penal law is amended
 to read as follows:
   1. "Person," when referring to the victim of a homicide, means a human
 being  who has been born and is alive.  THIS PROVISION SHALL BE KNOWN AS
 "MYA'S LAW".
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11027-01-7

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