New York A 4799: Increases by 1 degree the severity of rape, criminal sexual act, sexual abuse and course of sexual conduct against a child in the second degrees

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A04799 Summary:

BILL NOA04799 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01866

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SPONSORManktelow

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §29-c, Veterans' Services L

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Relates to establishing a green alert system for missing military members.

Go to top A04799 Actions:

BILL NOA04799 

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02/06/2025referred to veterans' affairs

05/19/2025held for consideration in veterans' affairs

01/07/2026referred to veterans' affairs

Go to topA04799 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:VETERANS' AFFAIRS Chair:Stern 
DATE:05/19/2025AYE/NAY:13/5 Action: Held for Consideration SternAyeManktelowNay

HunterAyeMorinelloNay

Pheffer AmatoAyeHawleyNay

JonesAyeSmullenNay

ButtenschonAyeAngelinoNay

RajkumarAye

SeptimoAbsent

BurdickAye

EachusAye

BergerAye

GriffinAye

KayAye

O'PharrowAye

SchiavoniAye

Go to topA04799 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA04799 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4799

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MANKTELOW -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Veterans' Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to establishing
 a green alert system for missing military members

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

 1 Section 1. The veterans' services law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 29-c to read as follows:
 3 § 29-c. Green alert for missing military members. 1. As used in this
 4 section:
 5 (a) "Alert" means the statewide green alert for missing military
 6 members that is developed and implemented under this section.
 7 (b) "Law enforcement agency" means a law enforcement agency with
 8 jurisdiction over the investigation of a missing military member.
 9 (c) "Military member" means a person who is a current or former member
 10 of the United States armed forces, including the National Guard or a
 11 reserve or auxiliary unit of any branch of the armed forces.
 12 2. With the cooperation of the department of transportation, the
 13 office of the governor, and other appropriate law enforcement agencies
 14 in this state, the department shall develop and implement a statewide
 15 green alert to be activated on behalf of a missing military member who
 16 has elected to participate in the green alert system and who suffers
 17 from a mental illness, including post-traumatic stress disorder, or a
 18 traumatic brain injury.
 19 3. The state commissioner shall be the statewide coordinator of the
 20 green alert. The state commissioner shall adopt rules and issue direc-
 21 tives as necessary to ensure proper implementation of the green alert.
 22 Such rules and directives shall include:
 23 (a) the procedures to be used by a law enforcement agency to verify
 24 whether a military member is missing and suffers from a mental illness,
 25 including post-traumatic stress disorder, or a traumatic brain injury;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03635-01-5

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 1 (b) a description of the circumstances under which a law enforcement
 2 agency is required to report a missing military member to the depart-
 3 ment;
 4 (c) the procedures to be used by an individual or entity to report
 5 information about a missing military member to designated media outlets
 6 in this state;
 7 (d) guidelines for releasing only the information necessary in order
 8 to protect the privacy of a missing military member for whom a green
 9 alert has been issued, including compliance with the Health Insurance
 10 Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; and
 11 (e) forms for use by law enforcement agencies in requesting activation
 12 of the alert system.
 13 4. The department shall recruit public and commercial television and
 14 radio broadcasters, private commercial entities, state or local govern-
 15 mental entities, the public, and other appropriate persons to assist in
 16 developing and implementing the alert system. A state agency participat-
 17 ing in the alert system shall:
 18 (a) cooperate with the department and assist in developing and imple-
 19 menting the alert system; and
 20 (b) establish a plan f