senate Bill S148A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides a cogent and logical framework for the myriad identity theft laws that have been passed in response to the rapidly changing nature of identity theft crimes; repealer

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 25, 2016 referred to codes
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Mar 30, 2016 advanced to third reading
Mar 29, 2016 2nd report cal.
Mar 28, 2016 1st report cal.451
Mar 23, 2016 print number 148a
Mar 23, 2016 amend and recommit to codes
Jan 06, 2016 referred to codes
returned to senate
died in assembly
May 28, 2015 referred to codes
delivered to assembly
passed senate
May 27, 2015 ordered to third reading cal.955
reported and committed to rules
Jan 07, 2015 referred to codes

Votes

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Mar 28, 2016 - Codes committee Vote

S148A
16
0
committee
16
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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May 27, 2015 - Codes committee Vote

S148
15
0
committee
15
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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May 27, 2015 - Rules committee Vote

S148
22
0
committee
22
Aye
0
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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S148 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Title K Art 191 §§191.00 - 191.55, amd §§460.10, 490.05 & 60.27, rpld §§190.77 - 190.86, Pen L; rpld & add §700.05 sub 8 ¶(s), CP L; amd §899-aa, Gen Bus L; amd §208, St Tech L; amd §646, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7843
2011-2012: S737
2013-2014: S218
2017-2018: S3654, S7065
2019-2020: S5146
2021-2022: S2857
2023-2024: S607

S148 - Summary

Relates to offenses involving thefts of identity.

S148 - Sponsor Memo

S148 - Bill Text download pdf

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   148

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the penal law, the criminal procedure law,  the  general
  business  law,  the  state  technology  law  and the executive law, in
  relation to offenses  involving  theft  of  identity;  and  to  repeal
  certain  provisions  of  the  criminal procedure law and the penal law
  relating thereto

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Title K of the penal law is amended by adding a new article
191 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 191
                  OFFENSES INVOLVING THEFT OF IDENTITY
SECTION 191.00 DEFINITIONS.
        191.05 PETIT IDENTITY THEFT.
        191.10 IDENTITY THEFT IN THE FOURTH DEGREE.
        191.15 IDENTITY THEFT IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
        191.20 IDENTITY THEFT IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
        191.25 IDENTITY THEFT IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
        191.30 UNLAWFUL  POSSESSION  OF PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
                 IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
        191.35 UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF PERSONAL  IDENTIFYING  INFORMATION
                 IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
        191.40 UNLAWFUL  POSSESSION  OF PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
                 IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
        191.45 DEFENSES.
        191.50 UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A SKIMMER  DEVICE  IN  THE  SECOND
                 DEGREE.
        191.55 UNLAWFUL  POSSESSION  OF  A  SKIMMER  DEVICE IN THE FIRST
                 DEGREE.

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

S148A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Title K Art 191 §§191.00 - 191.55, amd §§460.10, 490.05 & 60.27, rpld §§190.77 - 190.86, Pen L; rpld & add §700.05 sub 8 ¶(s), CP L; amd §899-aa, Gen Bus L; amd §208, St Tech L; amd §646, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7843
2011-2012: S737
2013-2014: S218
2017-2018: S3654, S7065
2019-2020: S5146
2021-2022: S2857
2023-2024: S607

S148A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to offenses involving thefts of identity.

S148A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S148A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 148--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes  --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee  on  Codes  in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, the criminal procedure law, the general
  business law, the state technology  law  and  the  executive  law,  in
  relation  to  offenses  involving  theft  of  identity;  and to repeal
  certain provisions of the criminal procedure law  and  the  penal  law
  relating thereto

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Title K of the penal law is amended by adding a new article
191 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 191
                  OFFENSES INVOLVING THEFT OF IDENTITY
SECTION 191.00 DEFINITIONS.
        191.05 PETIT IDENTITY THEFT.
        191.10 IDENTITY THEFT IN THE FOURTH DEGREE.
        191.15 IDENTITY THEFT IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
        191.20 IDENTITY THEFT IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
        191.25 IDENTITY THEFT IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
        191.30 UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF PERSONAL  IDENTIFYING  INFORMATION
                 IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
        191.35 UNLAWFUL  POSSESSION  OF PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
                 IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
        191.40 UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF PERSONAL  IDENTIFYING  INFORMATION
                 IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
        191.45 DEFENSES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01074-02-6

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