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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Senate Bill S4422
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 34th 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-S4422 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S4422 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4422 SPONSOR: FERNANDEZ TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of sexual harassment PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To strengthen protections for victims of sexually-motivated physical violence. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new section 240.33 to the penal law to provide that a person is guilty of the class A misdemeanor of sexual harassment if, for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification, and without consent, they slap, strike, shove or kick another person, or subject another person to physical contact, or attempts or threatens physical contact. Section 2 sets the effective date.
2023-S4422 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4422 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 8, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- 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 establishing the crime of sexual harassment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.33 to read as follows: § 240.33 SEXUAL HARASSMENT. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT WHEN, WITH THE PURPOSE OF SEXUAL AROUSAL OR GRATIFICATION, AND WITHOUT CONSENT, HE OR SHE SLAPS, STRIKES, SHOVES OR KICKS ANOTHER PERSON, OR OTHERWISE SUBJECTS SUCH OTHER PERSON TO PHYSICAL CONTACT, OR ATTEMPTS, OR THREATENS TO DO THE SAME. SEXUAL HARASSMENT IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08764-01-3
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