New York A 48: Prohibits distribution of a decedent's estate to certain sex offenders

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A00048 Summary:

BILL NOA00048 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBarclay (MS)

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COSPNSRBlankenbush, Hawley, Tague, Manktelow, Gallahan, Lemondes, Brabenec

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MLTSPNSRBrown K, DeStefano, DiPietro, Palmesano

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Add §4-1.7, EPT L

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Prohibits a distributive share from passing to a person convicted of committing or attempting to commit a sex offense.

Go to top A00048 Actions:

BILL NOA00048 

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01/08/2025referred to judiciary

05/20/2025held for consideration in judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

Go to topA00048 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:JUDICIARY Chair:Lavine 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:14/6 Action: Held for Consideration LavineAyeTannousisNay

WeprinAyeWalshNay

BraunsteinAyeBrownNay

SteckAyeMikulinNay

SeawrightAyeSmithNay

WalkerAyeMolitorNay

McMahonAye

MitaynesAye

RajkumarAye

SimonAye

SayeghExcused

LunsfordAye

BergerAye

ShimskyAye

CarrollAye

Go to topA00048 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA00048 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 48

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, BLANKENBUSH, HAWLEY, TAGUE, MANKTELOW,
 GALLAHAN, LEMONDES, BRABENEC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
 K. BROWN, DeSTEFANO, DiPIETRO, PALMESANO -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the estates, powers and trusts law, in relation to the
 distribution of a decedent's estate

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

 1 Section 1. The estates, powers and trusts law is amended by adding a
 2 new section 4-1.7 to read as follows:
 3 § 4-1.7 Disqualification of certain persons from taking a distributive
 4 share
 5 (a) No distributive share in the estate of a decedent shall be allowed
 6 to a person convicted of committing or attempting to commit a sex
 7 offense defined in article one hundred thirty of the penal law where the
 8 victim was the decedent.
 9 (b) In the event that a person is disqualified from taking a distribu-
 10 tive share in the estate of a decedent, under this section, the estate
 11 of such decedent shall be distributed in accordance with 4-1.1 as though
 12 such person had predeceased the decedent.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 14 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.
 LBD00135-01-5

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