Assembly Bill A7159

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to increasing the class for certain vehicular crimes and enacting Kane's law

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  • 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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2019-A7159 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S248
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§125.12, 125.13 & 125.14, Pen L; amd §511, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9567, S6965
2021-2022: A1373, S5090
2023-2024: A1356, S5727

2019-A7159 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to increasing the class for certain vehicular crimes and enacting Kane's law; increases the class of vehicular manslaughter in the first and second degrees, aggravated vehicular homicide, and aggravated unlicensed operation in the first degree.

2019-A7159 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7159
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, DICKENS, D'URSO, SAYEGH -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal  law  and the vehicle and traffic law, in
   relation to increasing the class  for  certain  vehicular  crimes  and
   enacting Kane's law

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 "Kane's Law".
   §  2. The second undesignated paragraph of section 125.12 of the penal
 law, as amended by chapter 732 of the laws of 2006, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   Vehicular manslaughter in the second degree is a class [D] C felony.
   §  3. The second undesignated paragraph of section 125.13 of the penal
 law, as amended by chapter 496 of the laws of 2009, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   Vehicular manslaughter in the first degree is a class [C] B felony.
   §  4. The second undesignated paragraph of section 125.14 of the penal
 law, as amended by chapter 496 of the laws of 2009, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   Aggravated vehicular homicide is a class [B] A-2 felony.
   §  5. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 511 of the vehicle and
 traffic law, as separately amended by chapters 786 and 892 of  the  laws
 of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  Aggravated  unlicensed  operation of a motor vehicle in the first
 degree is a class [E] D felony. When  a  person  is  convicted  of  this
 crime,  the  sentence  of the court must be: (i) a fine in an amount not
 less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars;  and
 (ii) a term of imprisonment as provided in the penal law, or (iii) where
 appropriate and a term of imprisonment is not required by the penal law,
 a  sentence of probation as provided in subdivision six of this section,
 or (iv) a term of imprisonment as a condition of a sentence of probation
 as provided in the penal law.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.

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