Senate Bill S6425

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Enacts "Barreto's law"

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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-S6425 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §125.11-a, Pen L

2025-S6425 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Barreto's law" which establishes the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree.

2025-S6425 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6425 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6425
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CHAN  --  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 enacting  "Barreto's  law"
   relating  to  establishing  the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the
   third degree

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 "Barreto's law".
   § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 125.11-a to read
 as follows:
 § 125.11-A VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER IN THE THIRD DEGREE  WHEN
 SUCH PERSON CAUSES THE DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON, AND EITHER:
   (1) ENGAGES IN RECKLESS DRIVING IN VIOLATION OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED
 TWELVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW,
   (2)  COMMITS  THE  CRIME OF AGGRAVATED UNLICENSED OPERATION OF A MOTOR
 VEHICLE IN THE THIRD DEGREE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED  ELEVEN
 OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, OR
   (3)  COMMITS  THE  CRIME  OF DRIVING ANY MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE UNINSURED
 PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY OF THE  INSURANCE
 LAW.
   VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER IN THE THIRD DEGREE IS A CLASS E FELONY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09013-04-5



              

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