Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Mar 13, 2025 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S6425
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 17th Senate District
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
Actions
2025-S6425 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §125.11-a, Pen L
2025-S6425 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6425 SPONSOR: CHAN TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE: To establish the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree, ensuring that individuals who recklessly operate a motor vehicle, drive without a license, or drive without insurance and cause the death of another person are held accountable under New York State law. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Establishes the short title of this act as "Barreto's Law." Section 2: Amends the Penal Law by adding Section 125.11-a, which estab- lishes the new crime of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree,
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
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.