New York A 7049: Establishes "Jeremiah's Law"

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A07049 Summary:

BILL NOA07049 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBichotte Hermelyn

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COSPNSRMeeks, Zinerman, Jackson, Simon, Gibbs, Tapia

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §240.49, Pen L

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Enacts "Jeremiah's law"; establishes the offense of filing a false report concerning a minor.

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BILL NOA07049 

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03/20/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7049

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 20, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, MEEKS, ZINERMAN, JACKSON,
 SIMON, GIBBS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing "Jeremiah's
 Law" relating to establishing the offense of filing a false report
 concerning a minor

 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 "Jeremiah's Law".
 3 § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.49 to read
 4 as follows:
 5 § 240.49 Filing a false report concerning a minor.
 6 A person is guilty of filing a false report concerning a minor when
 7 such person falsely reports an incident in the third degree as described
 8 in section 240.50 of this article and the individual who is the accused
 9 subject of the report is a child under the age of thirteen years.
 10 Filing a false report concerning a minor is a class E felony.
 11 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 12 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05047-01-5

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