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Senate Bill S3526
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 62nd 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R) 39th Senate District
2025-S3526 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4527
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §§260.16, 260.17, 260.36, 260.37 & 260.40, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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S6541, A6760
2025-S3526 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3526 SPONSOR: ORTT TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to creating the crimes of child abuse, vulnerable elderly person or incompetent or physically disabled person abuse, and torture PURPOSE OF BILL: Enacts Noah's Law; creates the crimes of child abuse, vulnerable elderly person or incompetent or physically disabled person abuse, and torture. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: This act shall be known and may be cited as "Noah's Law". Section 2: The penal law is amended by adding two new sections 260.16 and 260.17. Section 3: The penal law is amended by adding two new sections 260.36
2025-S3526 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3526 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- 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 creating the crimes of child abuse, vulnerable elderly person or incompetent or physically disabled person abuse, and torture 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 "Noah's Law". § 2. The penal law is amended by adding two new sections 260.16 and 260.17 to read as follows: § 260.16 CHILD ABUSE IN THE SECOND DEGREE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CHILD ABUSE IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN: 1. THROUGH OMISSION, NEGLECT, OR A RECKLESS ACT, THEY CAUSE SERIOUS PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL HARM TO A CHILD; 2. THEY KNOWINGLY OR INTENTIONALLY COMMIT AN ACT WHICH IS LIKELY TO CAUSE PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL HARM TO A CHILD, REGARDLESS OF IF SUCH HARM OCCURS; OR 3. THEY KNOWINGLY OR INTENTIONALLY COMMIT AN ACT WHICH IS CRUEL TO A CHILD, REGARDLESS OF IF ANY HARM OCCURS. CHILD ABUSE IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS A CLASS B FELONY. § 260.17 CHILD ABUSE IN THE FIRST DEGREE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CHILD ABUSE IN THE FIRST DEGREE WHEN THEY KNOW- INGLY OR INTENTIONALLY CAUSE SERIOUS PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL HARM TO A CHILD. CHILD ABUSE IN THE FIRST DEGREE IS A CLASS A FELONY. § 3. The penal law is amended by adding two new sections 260.36 and 260.37 to read as follows: § 260.36 VULNERABLE ELDERLY PERSON OR INCOMPETENT OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSON ABUSE IN THE SECOND DEGREE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF VULNERABLE ELDERLY PERSON OR INCOMPETENT OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSON ABUSE IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02798-01-5
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