New York A 3392: Enacts "Jessica Lunsford act" relating to enhancing the class A-II felony of predatory sexual assault against a child

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A03392 Summary:

BILL NOA03392A

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SAME ASSAME AS S01261-A

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SPONSORLavine

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COSPNSRBores, Davila, Glick, Levenberg, Simon, Weprin, Lee

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§170 & 200, Dom Rel L

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Allows for no fault separation where the relationship between the spouses has broken down irretrievably for a period of at least six months; requires that issues of support and custody or visitation have been resolved.

Go to top A03392 Actions:

BILL NOA03392A

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01/27/2025referred to judiciary

03/12/2025amend and recommit to judiciary

03/12/2025print number 3392a

03/18/2025reported 

03/20/2025advanced to third reading cal.65

03/24/2025substituted by s1261a

&nbspS01261 AMEND=A KRUEGER

&nbsp01/08/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

&nbsp02/10/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY

&nbsp02/10/2025PRINT NUMBER 1261A

&nbsp02/25/20251ST REPORT CAL.367

&nbsp02/26/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp03/03/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp03/05/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp03/05/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp03/05/2025referred to judiciary

&nbsp03/24/2025substituted for a3392a

&nbsp03/24/2025ordered to third reading cal.65

&nbsp03/24/2025passed assembly

&nbsp03/24/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/19/2025SIGNED CHAP.673

&nbsp12/19/2025APPROVAL MEMO.54

Go to topA03392 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:JUDICIARY Chair:Lavine 
DATE:03/18/2025AYE/NAY:15/6 Action: Favorable LavineAyeTannousisNay

WeprinAyeWalshNay

BraunsteinAyeBrownNay

SteckAyeMikulinNay

SeawrightAyeSmithNay

WalkerAyeMolitorNay

McMahonAye

MitaynesAye

RajkumarAye

SimonAye

SayeghAye

LunsfordAye

BergerAye

ShimskyAye

CarrollAye

Go to topA03392 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA03392 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3392--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 27, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, BORES, DAVILA, GLICK, LEVENBERG, SIMON --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to allowing for
 no fault separation

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 5 and 6 of section 170 of the domestic
 2 relations law, subdivision 5 as amended by chapter 835 of the laws of
 3 1970 and subdivision 6 as amended by chapter 801 of the laws of 1971,
 4 are amended to read as follows:
 5 (5) The [husband and wife] spouses have lived apart pursuant to a
 6 decree or judgment of separation for a period of [one or more years] six
 7 months or more after the granting of such decree or judgment, and satis-
 8 factory proof has been submitted by the plaintiff that [he or she] such
 9 plaintiff has substantially performed all the terms and conditions of
 10 such decree or judgment.
 11 (6) The [husband and wife] spouses have lived separate and apart
 12 pursuant to a written agreement of separation, subscribed by the parties
 13 thereto and acknowledged or proved in the form required to entitle a
 14 deed to be recorded, for a period of [one or more years] six months or
 15 more after the execution of such agreement and satisfactory proof has
 16 been submitted by the plaintiff that [he or she] such plaintiff has
 17 substantially performed all the terms and conditions of such agreement.
 18 Such agreement shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county
 19 wherein either party resides. In lieu of filing such agreement, either
 20 party to such agreement may file a memorandum of such agreement, which
 21 memorandum shall be similarly subscribed and acknowledged or proved as
 22 was the agreement of separation and shall contain the following informa-
 23 tion: (a) the names and addresses of each of the parties, (b) the date

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03731-04-5

 A. 3392--A 2

 1 of marriage of the parties, (c) the date of the agreement of separation
 2 and (d) the date of this subscription and acknowledgment or proof of