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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Senate Bill S2548
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 54th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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
2023-S2548 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S2548 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes offenses of sexual assault against a child by a person in a position of trust for the subjection of a child to sexual contact by a person in a position of trust; defines "person in a position of trust" as a person charged with the duty or responsibility for the health, education, welfare or supervision of a child; establishes such offenses shall be violent felony offenses.
2023-S2548 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2548 SPONSOR: HELMING TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to sexual assault against a child by a person in a position of trust PURPOSE: To increase criminal penalties for sexual contact between a minor and a person in a position of trust. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Article 130 of the NYS Penal Law is amended to add three new crimes in relation to sexual assault of a child by a person in a position of trust. These new crimes are sexual assault against a child by a person in a position of trust in the first, second and third degrees. Also newly defined in Section 130 is "Person in a position of trust."
2023-S2548 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2548 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 23, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- 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 sexual assault against a child by a person in a position of trust THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subdivision 1 of section 70.02 of the penal law, paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 94 of the laws of 2020 and paragraph (d) as amended by chapter 7 of the laws of 2007, are amended to read as follows: (b) Class C violent felony offenses: an attempt to commit any of the class B felonies set forth in paragraph (a) of this subdivision; aggra- vated criminally negligent homicide as defined in section 125.11, aggra- vated manslaughter in the second degree as defined in section 125.21, aggravated sexual abuse in the second degree as defined in section 130.67, SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST A CHILD BY A PERSON IN A POSITION OF TRUST IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 130.97, assault on a peace officer, police officer, firefighter or emergency medical services professional as defined in section 120.08, assault on a judge as defined in section 120.09, gang assault in the second degree as defined in section 120.06, strangulation in the first degree as defined in section 121.13, aggravated strangulation as defined in section 121.13-a, burglary in the second degree as defined in section 140.25, robbery in the second degree as defined in section 160.10, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree as defined in section 265.03, criminal use of a firearm in the second degree as defined in section 265.08, criminal sale of a firearm in the second degree as defined in section 265.12, criminal sale of a firearm with the aid of a minor as defined in section 265.14, aggravated criminal possession of a weapon as defined in section 265.19, soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism in the first degree as defined in section 490.15, hindering prosecution of EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05525-01-3
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