New York S 4774: Establishes the offense of vehicular homicide
Status: REFERRED TO CODES (as of 2026-01-07)
State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 4774
Sponsors: Christopher Ryan, Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., Siela Bynoe, Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Stephen T. Chan, Leroy Comrie, Patricia Fahy, Patrick M. Gallivan, Andrew Gounardes, Pamela Helming, Michelle Hinchey, Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Robert Jackson, Andrew J. Lanza, Monica Martinez, Jack M. Martins, Mario Mattera, Shelley Mayer, Dean Murray, Peter Oberacker, Anthony H. Palumbo, Jessica Ramos, Steve Rhoads, Robert Rolison, Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
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Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly • • • • • • • • Skip to main content New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie --> --> --> • Assembly Members • Legislative Info • Public Hearings • Speaker's Press • Assembly Reports • Committees & More • Bill Search Home • Laws • Legislative Calendar • Public Hearing Schedule • Assembly Calendars • Assembly Committee Agenda Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. Bill No.: • Summary • Actions • Committee Votes • Floor Votes • Memo • Text • LFIN • Chamber Video/Transcript S04774 Summary: BILL NOS04774A   SAME ASSAME AS A10772   SPONSORRYAN C   COSPNSRADDABBO, BYNOE, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, CHAN, COMRIE, FAHY, GALLIVAN, GOUNARDES, HELMING, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, LANZA, MARTINEZ, MARTINS, MATTERA, MAYER, MURRAY, OBERACKER, PALUMBO, RAMOS, RHOADS, ROLISON, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SKOUFIS, TEDISCO, WEBER, WEIK   MLTSPNSR   Add §125.13-a, Pen L   Creates the crime of vehicular homicide; makes such crime a class B felony. Go to top S04774 Actions: BILL NOS04774A   02/12/2025REFERRED TO CODES 05/05/20251ST REPORT CAL.917 05/06/20252ND REPORT CAL. 05/07/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 06/09/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 4774A 06/12/2025PASSED SENATE 06/12/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY 06/12/2025referred to codes 01/07/2026died in assembly 01/07/2026returned to senate 01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES Go to topS04774 Committee Votes: Go to topS04774 Floor Votes: There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session. Go to topS04774 Text: STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4774--A Cal. No. 917 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. C. RYAN, ADDABBO, BORRELLO, BYNOE, CANZONERI-FITZPA- TRICK, CHAN, COMRIE, FAHY, GALLIVAN, GOUNARDES, HELMING, HOYLMAN-SI- GAL, JACKSON, LANZA, MARTINEZ, MARTINS, MATTERA, MAYER, MURRAY, OBER- ACKER, PALUMBO, RAMOS, RHOADS, ROLISON, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SKOUFIS, TEDISCO, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offense of vehicular homicide The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 125.13-a 2 to read as follows: 3 § 125.13-a Vehicular homicide. 4 A person is guilty of vehicular homicide when such person, while oper- 5 ating a motor vehicle under circumstances evincing a depraved indiffer- 6 ence to human life, intentionally engages in conduct that causes the 7 death of another person. 8 Vehicular homicide is a class B felony. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 10 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07445-02-5 Go to top • Sitemap Request Information Directions and Maps
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