| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to codes |
| Jan 13, 2015 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S1591
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
2015-S1591 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S1591 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1591
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to prohibiting physical
contact or activity in any organization's initiating ceremony
PURPOSE:
To address the issues of hazing and reckless conduct that causes
physical harm to students during the initiation or affiliation
ceremonies of fraternities and other student organizations.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Amends 120.16 of the penal law, expanding rules regarding
the prohibition against hazing to include a person is guilty of hazing
in the first degree when in the course of another person's initiation
into or affiliation with any organization when such person engages in
intentionally or recklessly conduct. This includes engaging physical
contact or requiring physical activity during the initiation or
affiliation ceremonies, which creates a substantial risk of physical
injury to such other person or a third person and thereby causes such
injury.
JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S1591 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 1591 A. 1892
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
January 13, 2015
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, CRESPO, RYAN, MONTESANO,
COLTON, ARROYO, MILLER, ROBINSON, STECK, TEDISCO, McDONOUGH, GALEF,
HOOPER, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CERETTO, DUPREY,
GIGLIO, MARKEY, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to prohibiting physical
contact or activity in any organization's initiating ceremony
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The first undesignated paragraph of section 120.16 of the
penal law, as amended by chapter 86 of the laws of 1988, is amended to
read as follows:
A person is guilty of hazing in the first degree when, in the course
of another person's initiation into or affiliation with any organiza-
tion, he intentionally or recklessly engages in conduct, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, MAKING PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH OR REQUIRING PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY OF SUCH OTHER PERSON, which creates a substantial risk of phys-
ical injury to such other person or a third person and thereby causes
such injury.
S 2. The first undesignated paragraph of section 120.17 of the penal
law, as added by chapter 86 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as
follows:
A person is guilty of hazing in the second degree when, in the course
of another person's initiation or affiliation with any organization, he
intentionally or recklessly engages in conduct, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, MAKING PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH OR REQUIRING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
OF SUCH OTHER PERSON, which creates a substantial risk of physical inju-
ry to such other person or a third person.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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