New York S 5521: Relates to the definition of consent

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S05521 Summary:

BILL NOS05521 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01140

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SPONSORSANDERS

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COSPNSRSTAVISKY

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §10.00, Pen L

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Adds the definition of consent to the terms of general use; defines it as a freely given, knowledgeable and informed agreement by a person with the capacity to reason.

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02/24/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5521

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SANDERS, STAVISKY -- 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 the definition of consent

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

 1 Section 1. Section 10.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 23 to read as follows:
 3 23. "Consent" means a freely given, knowledgeable and informed agree-
 4 ment by a person with the capacity to reason.
 5 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 6 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01030-01-5

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