Assembly Bill A7519B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits disseminating, publishing, distributing, or accessing certain depictions of individuals or children

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A7519 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8510
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 246 §§246.00 - 246.30, amd §245.15, Pen L; amd §§30.10, 510.10, 530.20 & 530.40, CP L; amd §168-a, Cor L

2023-A7519 - Summary

Prohibits accessing or distributing certain sexually explicit depictions of children; prohibits consent to such depictions by anyone under eighteen years of age; makes such crimes eligible for bail; includes certain crimes as sex offenses.

2023-A7519 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7519
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SILLITTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal  law,  the criminal procedure law and the
   correction law, in relation to establishing offenses involving sexual-
   ly explicit digital alterations
 
   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
 the "digital alterations protections act".
   § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new article 246 to  read  as
 follows:
 
                                ARTICLE 246
         OFFENSES INVOLVING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DIGITAL ALTERATIONS
 
 SECTION 246.00 DEFINITIONS.
         246.05 UNLAWFUL  DISSEMINATION  OF A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTION
                  OF AN INDIVIDUAL.
         246.10 UNLAWFUL PUBLICATION OF A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTION  OF
                  AN INDIVIDUAL.
         246.15 UNLAWFUL  ACCESS  OF  A  SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTION OF A
                  CHILD.
         246.20 UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTION OF
                  A CHILD IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
         246.25 UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTION OF
                  A CHILD IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
         246.30 AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE.
         246.35 CONSENT.
         246.40 APPLICATION OF ARTICLE.
 § 246.00 DEFINITIONS.
   AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS SHALL APPLY:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11051-02-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A7519A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8510
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 246 §§246.00 - 246.30, amd §245.15, Pen L; amd §§30.10, 510.10, 530.20 & 530.40, CP L; amd §168-a, Cor L

2023-A7519A - Summary

Prohibits accessing or distributing certain sexually explicit depictions of children; prohibits consent to such depictions by anyone under eighteen years of age; makes such crimes eligible for bail; includes certain crimes as sex offenses.

2023-A7519A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7519--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SILLITTI, McDONALD, BRONSON, CONRAD, DICKENS,
   ARDILA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes  --  recom-
   mitted  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,  the criminal procedure law and the
   correction law, in relation to establishing offenses involving sexual-
   ly explicit digital alterations
 
   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
 the "digital alterations protections act".
   § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new article 246 to  read  as
 follows:
 
                                ARTICLE 246
         OFFENSES INVOLVING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DIGITAL ALTERATIONS
 
 SECTION 246.00 DEFINITIONS.
         246.05 UNLAWFUL  DISSEMINATION  OF A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTION
                  OF AN INDIVIDUAL.
         246.10 UNLAWFUL PUBLICATION OF A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTION  OF
                  AN INDIVIDUAL.
         246.15 UNLAWFUL  ACCESS  OF  A  SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTION OF A
                  CHILD.
         246.20 UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTION OF
                  A CHILD IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
         246.25 UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTION OF
                  A CHILD IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
         246.30 AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE.
         246.35 CONSENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11051-03-4
              

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2023-A7519B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8510
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 246 §§246.00 - 246.30, amd §245.15, Pen L; amd §§30.10, 510.10, 530.20 & 530.40, CP L; amd §168-a, Cor L

2023-A7519B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits accessing or distributing certain sexually explicit depictions of children; prohibits consent to such depictions by anyone under eighteen years of age; makes such crimes eligible for bail; includes certain crimes as sex offenses.

2023-A7519B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7519--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SILLITTI, McDONALD, BRONSON, CONRAD, DICKENS,
   ARDILA, GLICK, BUTTENSCHON, HYNDMAN,  ZEBROWSKI,  LEVENBERG,  ZACCARO,
   DAVILA  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Codes -- recom-
   mitted 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 -- again reported from  said
   committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommit-
   ted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal  law,  the  criminal  procedure  law  and  the
   correction law, in relation to establishing offenses involving sexual-
   ly explicit digital alterations
 
   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
 the "digital alterations protections act".
   §  2.  The penal law is amended by adding a new article 246 to read as
 follows:
 
                                ARTICLE 246
         OFFENSES INVOLVING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DIGITAL ALTERATIONS
 
 SECTION 246.00 DEFINITIONS.
         246.05 UNLAWFUL ACCESS OF A SEXUALLY  EXPLICIT  DEPICTION  OF  A
                  CHILD.
         246.10 UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTION OF
                  A CHILD IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
         246.15 UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTION OF
                  A CHILD IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
         246.20 DISCLAIMERS.
         246.25 CONSENT.
         246.30 APPLICATION OF ARTICLE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11051-07-4
              

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