Assembly Bill A3206

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes domestic violence crimes

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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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2025-A3206 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1159
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Title O Art 256 §256.00, §60.38, Pen L; amd §510.10, CP L; amd §575, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6019
2011-2012: A2065
2013-2014: A5347
2015-2016: A3839
2017-2018: A3124
2019-2020: A1453
2021-2022: A23
2023-2024: A5661, A8901, S9934

2025-A3206 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes domestic violence crimes when an individual commits or intends to commit a specified offense against a member of the same family or household; defines specified offenses; defines members of the same family; sets forth criteria for the authorized disposition of individuals convicted of a domestic violence crime.

2025-A3206 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3206
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, the criminal procedure law and the execu-
   tive law, in relation to establishing domestic violence crimes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Title O of the penal law is amended by adding a new article
 256 to read as follows:
 
                                ARTICLE 256
                         DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIMES
 
 SECTION 256.00 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIMES.
 § 256.00 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIMES.
   1. A PERSON COMMITS A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIME WHEN SUCH PERSON  INTEN-
 TIONALLY  COMMITS  OR  INTENDS  TO  COMMIT A SPECIFIED OFFENSE AGAINST A
 MEMBER OF THE SAME FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD.
   2. A "SPECIFIED OFFENSE" IS AN OFFENSE DEFINED BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
 PROVISIONS OF  THIS  CHAPTER:  SECTION  120.00  (ASSAULT  IN  THE  THIRD
 DEGREE);  SECTION  120.02  (RECKLESS ASSAULT OF A CHILD); SECTION 120.05
 (ASSAULT IN THE SECOND DEGREE); SECTION 120.10  (ASSAULT  IN  THE  FIRST
 DEGREE);  SECTION  120.13 (MENACING IN THE FIRST DEGREE); SECTION 120.14
 (MENACING IN THE SECOND DEGREE); SECTION 120.15 (MENACING IN  THE  THIRD
 DEGREE);  SECTION  120.20  (RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT IN THE SECOND DEGREE);
 SECTION 120.25 (RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT  IN  THE  FIRST  DEGREE);  SECTION
 120.30  (PROMOTING  A  SUICIDE ATTEMPT); SECTION 120.45 (STALKING IN THE
 FOURTH DEGREE); SECTION 120.50 (STALKING IN THE THIRD  DEGREE);  SECTION
 120.55  (STALKING IN THE SECOND DEGREE); SECTION 120.60 (STALKING IN THE
 FIRST DEGREE); SECTION 121.11  (CRIMINAL  OBSTRUCTION  OF  BREATHING  OR
 BLOOD CIRCULATION); SECTION 121.12 (STRANGULATION IN THE SECOND DEGREE);
 SECTION  121.13  (STRANGULATION  IN  THE  FIRST  DEGREE); SECTION 125.10
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03627-01-5
              

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