New York A 5783: Enacts "Paula's law"

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A05783 Summary:

BILL NOA05783 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01933

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SPONSORChludzinski

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COSPNSRSlater

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §125.25, Pen L

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Provides that being eighteen years old or more, while in the course of committing rape in the first, second or third degree, criminal sexual act in the first, second or third degree, sexual abuse in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first, second, third or fourth degree, or incest in the first, second or third degree, against a person less than eighteen years old, such defendant intentionally causes the death of such person.

Go to top A05783 Actions:

BILL NOA05783 

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02/20/2025referred to codes

05/13/2025held for consideration in codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

Go to topA05783 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/13/2025AYE/NAY:16/6 Action: Held for Consideration DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookAyeReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Go to topA05783 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA05783 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5783

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CHLUDZINSKI -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to enacting "Paula's law"

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 "Paula's law".
 3 § 2. Legislative intent. This act is an expansion of "Joan's Law",
 4 enacted in 2004, which denies parole in these circumstances for child
 5 victims under the age of fourteen. This act expands upon "Joan's Law" by
 6 including child victims under the age of eighteen.
 7 § 3. Subdivision 5 of section 125.25 of the penal law, as amended by
 8 chapter 23 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
 9 5. Being eighteen years old or more, while in the course of committing
 10 rape in the first, second or third degree, a crime formerly defined in
 11 section 130.50, 130.45 or 130.40 of this title, the crime of sexual
 12 abuse in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first, second,
 13 third or fourth degree, or incest in the first, second or third degree,
 14 against a person less than [fourteen] eighteen years old, [he or she]
 15 such defendant intentionally causes the death of such person.
 16 § 4. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 17 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03456-01-5

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