Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 05, 2024 |
print number 6660a |
Apr 05, 2024 |
amend and recommit to codes |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to codes |
Apr 26, 2023 |
referred to codes |
Assembly Bill A6660A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BURDICK
Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Bill Amendments
2023-A6660 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7053
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §135.50, Pen L
2023-A6660 - Summary
Includes the removal of a child to avoid treatment for gender dysphoria in the offense of custodial interference in the first degree; provides that the provision of gender affirming therapy or care or of sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures shall not be considered mistreatment or abuse of the child.
2023-A6660 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6660 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 26, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to including the abduction of a child to avoid treatment for gender dysphoria in the offense of custodial interference in the first degree THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 135.50 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 785 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows: § 135.50 Custodial interference in the first degree. A person is guilty of custodial interference in the first degree when: [he commits] 1. THEY COMMIT the crime of custodial interference in the second degree: [1.] (A) With intent to permanently remove the victim from this state, [he removes] THEY REMOVE such person from the state; or [2.] (B) Under circumstances which expose the victim to a risk that [his] THEIR safety will be endangered or [his] THEIR health materially impaired[.]; OR 2. THEY ABDUCT A MINOR CHILD FROM THE STATE TO OBTAIN CUSTODY OF SAID MINOR CHILD ASSERTING THAT THE MINOR CHILD HAS BEEN ABUSED BY VIRTUE OF THE MINOR CHILD BEING TREATED FOR GENDER DYSPHORIA OR BEING GIVEN GENDER AFFIRMING CARE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH ARE LEGAL WITHIN THE STATE. It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution under PARAGRAPH (A) OF subdivision one of this section that the victim had been aban- doned or that the taking was necessary in an emergency to protect the victim because [he has] THEY HAVE been subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse. FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, THE OFFER OR PROVISION OF GENDER AFFIRMING THERAPY OR CARE, OR OF SEX-REASSIGNMENT PRESCRIPTIONS OR PROCEDURES TO THE MINOR CHILD SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED MISTREATMENT OR ABUSE OF THE MINOR CHILD. Custodial interference in the first degree is a class E felony. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Rebecca Seawright
Harvey Epstein
Deborah Glick
multi-Sponsors
MaryJane Shimsky
2023-A6660A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7053
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §135.50, Pen L
2023-A6660A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Includes the removal of a child to avoid treatment for gender dysphoria in the offense of custodial interference in the first degree; provides that the provision of gender affirming therapy or care or of sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures shall not be considered mistreatment or abuse of the child.
2023-A6660A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6660--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 26, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to including the abduction of a child to avoid treatment for gender dysphoria in the offense of custodial interference in the first degree THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 135.50 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 785 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows: § 135.50 Custodial interference in the first degree. A person is guilty of custodial interference in the first degree when: [he commits] 1. THEY COMMIT the crime of custodial interference in the second degree: [1.] (A) With intent to permanently remove the victim from this state, [he removes] THEY REMOVE such person from the state; or [2.] (B) Under circumstances which expose the victim to a risk that [his] THEIR safety will be endangered or [his] THEIR health materially impaired[.]; OR 2. THEY REMOVE A MINOR CHILD FROM THE STATE TO OBTAIN CUSTODY OF SAID MINOR CHILD ASSERTING THAT THE MINOR CHILD HAS BEEN ABUSED BY VIRTUE OF THE MINOR CHILD BEING TREATED FOR GENDER DYSPHORIA OR BEING GIVEN GENDER AFFIRMING CARE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH ARE LEGAL WITHIN THE STATE. It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution under PARAGRAPH (A) OF subdivision one of this section that the victim had been aban- doned or that the taking was necessary in an emergency to protect the victim because [he has] THEY HAVE been subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse. FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, THE OFFER OR PROVISION OF GENDER AFFIRMING THERAPY OR CARE, OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10812-03-4 A. 6660--A 2
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