New York S 7402: Relates to increasing the class for certain vehicular crimes and enacting Kane's law

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S07402 Summary:

BILL NOS07402 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05751

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SPONSORFAHY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§125.12, 125.13 & 125.14, Pen L; amd §511, V & T L

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Relates to increasing the class for certain vehicular crimes and enacting Kane's law; increases the class of vehicular manslaughter in the first and second degrees, aggravated vehicular homicide, and aggravated unlicensed operation in the first degree.

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BILL NOS07402 

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04/15/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7402

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 15, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the penal law and the vehicle and traffic law, in
 relation to increasing the class for certain vehicular crimes and
 enacting Kane's Law

 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 "Kane's Law".
 3 § 2. The second undesignated paragraph of section 125.12 of the penal
 4 law, as amended by chapter 732 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read
 5 as follows:
 6 Vehicular manslaughter in the second degree is a class [D] C felony.
 7 § 3. The second undesignated paragraph of section 125.13 of the penal
 8 law, as amended by chapter 496 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read
 9 as follows:
 10 Vehicular manslaughter in the first degree is a class [C] B felony.
 11 § 4. The second undesignated paragraph of section 125.14 of the penal
 12 law, as amended by chapter 496 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read
 13 as follows:
 14 Aggravated vehicular homicide is a class [B] A-2 felony.
 15 § 5. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 511 of the vehicle and
 16 traffic law, as amended by chapter 722 of the laws of 2023, is amended
 17 to read as follows:
 18 (b) Aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first
 19 degree is a class [E] D felony. When a person is convicted of this
 20 crime, the sentence of the court must be: (i) a fine in an amount not
 21 less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars; and
 22 (ii) a term of imprisonment as provided in the penal law except that
 23 where a person is convicted of this crime under subparagraph (v) of
 24 paragraph (a) of this subdivision, any term of imprisonment imposed for

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10049-01-5

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 1 a violation of this section shall be a definite sentence, which may not
 2 exceed two years, or (iii) where appropriate and a term of imprisonment
 3 is not required by the penal law, a sentence of probation as provided in
 4 subdivision six of this section, or (iv) a term of imprisonment as a
 5 condition of a sentence of probation as provided in the penal law.
 6 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.

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