Assembly Actions -
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Jun 10, 2014 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 09, 2014 |
ordered to third reading cal.1202 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to codes |
Jan 16, 2013 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S2366
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
(D) Senate District
2013-S2366 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4171
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§120.40, 120.50, 190.25, 190.26, 240.00 & 240.30, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S6132, A8978
2015-2016: S2308, A4168
2017-2018: S1954
2019-2020: S247
2021-2022: S5089
2013-S2366 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes offense for the electronic stalking of minors within the class A misdemeanor of stalking in the third degree; establishes offenses of criminal impersonation by electronic means; includes harassment by electronic means within the class A misdemeanor of aggravated harassment in the second degree.
2013-S2366 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2366 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the electronic stalking of a minor, criminal impersonation by means of electronic communications and aggravated harassment by means of electronic communication PURPOSE: This anti-cyberbullying legislation will: create a new penal law definition of "electronic communication"; a stalking in the third degree offense when a person intentionally engages in a course of conduct using electronic communication directed at a child under the age of 21, causing reasonable fear of or actual harm to the child; and an aggravated harassment in the second degree offense for electronic communication transmitted with the intent to harass, annoy, threaten at alarm another person. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends section 120.40 of the penal law by adding a new subdivision 6 that defines "electronic communication" any transfer of signs, signals, writings, images, sounds, data or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photo-electronic or photo-optional system. Electronic communication shall include, but not be limited to, the transfer of such communications through the internet.
2013-S2366 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2366 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 16, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KLEIN, ADAMS, ADDABBO, AVELLA, BRESLIN, CARLUCCI, ESPAILLAT, GALLIVAN, GOLDEN, GRISANTI, HANNON, KENNEDY, LARKIN, MARTINS, MAZIARZ, RANZENHOFER, SAVINO, STAVISKY, STEWART-COUSINS, VALESKY -- 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 electronic stalking of a minor, criminal impersonation by means of electronic communications and aggravated harassment by means of electronic communication THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 120.40 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 6. "ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION" SHALL MEAN ANY TRANSFER OF SIGNS, SIGNALS, WRITINGS, IMAGES, SOUNDS, DATA OR INTELLIGENCE OF ANY NATURE TRANSMITTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY A WIRE, RADIO, ELECTROMAGNETIC, PHOTO-ELECTRONIC OR PHOTO-OPTIONAL SYSTEM. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE TRANSFER OF SUCH COMMUNI- CATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET. S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 120.50 of the penal law, as added by chapter 635 of the laws of 1999, is amended and a new subdivision 5 is added to read as follows: 4. Commits the crime of stalking in the fourth degree and has previ- ously been convicted within the preceding ten years of stalking in the fourth degree[.]; OR 5. INTENTIONALLY, AND FOR NO LEGITIMATE PURPOSE, ENGAGES IN A COURSE OF CONDUCT USING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DIRECTED AT A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE YEARS, AND SUCH CONDUCT: (A) IS LIKELY TO CAUSE SUCH CHILD A REASONABLE FEAR OF MATERIAL HARM TO HIS OR HER PHYSICAL HEALTH, SAFETY OR PROPERTY; OR (B) IS LIKELY TO CAUSE MATERIAL HARM TO THE PHYSICAL HEALTH, EMOTIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY OR PROPERTY OF SUCH CHILD. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02749-01-3
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