New York S 9726: Relates to the statute of limitations for leaving the scene of an accident which resulted in the death of another person

Bill Text

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&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
S09726 Summary:

BILL NOS09726 

&nbsp

SAME ASSAME AS A11067

&nbsp

SPONSORHELMING

&nbsp

COSPNSRBORRELLO, CHAN, MATTERA, MURRAY, PALUMBO, WEBER, WEIK

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

Amd §30.10, CP L

&nbsp

Enacts "Pete's law"; provides that a prosecution for a hit-and-run which results in the death of a victim may be commenced at any time.

Go to top S09726 Actions:

BILL NOS09726 

&nbsp

04/02/2026REFERRED TO CODES

Go to topS09726 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topS09726 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topS09726 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9726

 IN SENATE

 April 2, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to the prose-
 cution of leaving the scene of an accident that results in the death
 of another person

 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 "Pete's Law".
 3 § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 30.10 of the criminal procedure law is
 4 amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
 5 (i) A prosecution for any violation of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph
 6 c of subdivision two of section six hundred of the vehicle and traffic
 7 law may be commenced at any time.
 8 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 9 it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14326-02-6

Go to top 

• 

 Sitemap 

 Request Information 

 Directions and Maps