Senate Bill S1041

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to arrest, prosecution, sentencing and penalties for offenses involving vehicular assault, manslaughter and homicide and operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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-S1041 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§70.02, 70.06 & 70.25, Pen L; amd §§1194, 1193, 600 & 114-a, V & T L; amd §§160.10 & 30.30, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S6608

2025-S1041 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends provisions involving the arrest, prosecution, sentencing and penalties for offenses involving vehicular assault, manslaughter and homicide; removes certain barriers to prosecution for operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

2025-S1041 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1041 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1041
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. PALUMBO, BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, the vehicle and traffic law and the crim-
   inal procedure law, in relation to arrest, prosecution, sentencing and
   penalties  for  offenses involving vehicular assault, manslaughter and
   homicide and operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs or alco-
   hol
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Andrew's law".
   §  2.  Subdivision  1 of section 70.02 of the penal law, as separately
 amended by chapters 764 and 765 of the laws of 2005, paragraphs (a)  and
 (c) as amended by chapter 23 of the  laws  of  2024,  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, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Definition of a violent felony offense. A violent felony offense is
 a class B violent felony offense, a class C violent  felony  offense,  a
 class  D  violent  felony  offense, or a class E violent felony offense,
 defined as follows:
   (a) Class B violent felony offenses: an attempt to  commit  the  class
 A-I  felonies  of  murder  in  the  second  degree as defined in section
 125.25, kidnapping in the first degree as defined in section 135.25, and
 arson in the first degree  as  defined  in  section  150.20;  AGGRAVATED
 VEHICULAR  HOMICIDE  AS  DEFINED  IN SECTION 125.14, manslaughter in the
 first degree as defined in section 125.20,  aggravated  manslaughter  in
 the  first degree as defined in section 125.22, rape in the first degree
 as defined in section  130.35,  a  crime  formerly  defined  in  section
 130.50,  aggravated  sexual  abuse  in  the  first  degree as defined in
 section 130.70, course of sexual conduct against a child  in  the  first
 degree  as  defined  in  section  130.75, assault in the first degree as
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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