Assembly Bill A733

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to criminal liability for persons living with sexually transmitted infections who engage in sexual activity; repealer

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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-A733 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §2307, Pub Health L; amd §160.50, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A3347

2025-A733 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to criminal liability for persons living with sexually transmitted infections who engage in sexual activity; repeals provisions relating to persons knowing themselves to be infected with venereal disease.

2025-A733 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    733
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS, GLICK, ROSENTHAL, BORES, SIMON,
   EPSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, SIMONE, FORREST, CRUZ,  KELLES,  BURDICK,  TAYLOR,
   RAGA,  LEE, SHIMSKY, CLARK, OTIS, GALLAGHER, SHRESTHA, MAMDANI -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure  law,  in  relation  to  criminal
   liability  for persons living with sexually transmitted infections who
   engage in sexual activity; and to repeal section 2307  of  the  public
   health  law relating to persons knowing themselves to be infected with
   venereal disease
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2307 of the public health law is REPEALED.
   §  2. Subdivision 3 of section 160.50 of the criminal procedure law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (m) to read as follows:
    (M) THE CONVICTION WAS FOR THE VIOLATION OF FORMER  SECTION  2307  OF
 THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   §  3.  This  act  shall  take effect immediately and no prosecution or
 action shall be commenced or continued pursuant to section 2307  of  the
 public  health law as repealed pursuant to section one of this act on or
 after such date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02064-01-5

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