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Mar 28, 2016 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 07, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 02, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 01, 2016 |
1st report cal.305 |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to codes returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 09, 2015 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 01, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
May 28, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
May 27, 2015 |
1st report cal.947 |
Feb 10, 2015 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S3491
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th 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
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S3491 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2885
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง240.49, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S6226, A10125
2011-2012: S2937, A5269
2013-2014: S4156, A3874
2017-2018: S2630, A6634
2019-2020: S400, A3857
2021-2022: S5609
2023-2024: S4280
2015-S3491 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3491 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to dissemination of false information about a missing child PURPOSE: Establishes the class E felony of dissemination of false missing child information. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one adds a new section 240-49 to the penal law, dissemination of false missing child information. Section two is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Across the United States there have been numerous false Amber Alerts being sent out via email and text message. These false alerts prompt concerned citizens to contact law enforcement agencies who find out from authorities that such alerts are fake. These false alerts can have negative effect on public awareness and diminish such awareness when an official Amber Alert is issue by authorities. These false alerts, which are spread by electronic means (i.e. email, text message, Facebook, and Twitter), only diminish the effectiveness of a authentic and genuine Amber Alert. Legislation is needed in New York to prevent someone from disseminating false alerts to the public. This bill would make it a class E felony for someone who knowingly and
2015-S3491 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3491 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 10, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 dissemination of false information about a missing child THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.49 to read as follows: S 240.49 DISSEMINATION OF FALSE MISSING CHILD INFORMATION. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF DISSEMINATION OF FALSE MISSING CHILD INFORMATION WHEN, KNOWING THE INFORMATION HE OR SHE REPORTED, CONVEYED, CIRCULATED OR DISSEMINATED IS FALSE OR BASELESS, HE OR SHE STATES OR REPORTS, BY ANY MEANS, THAT A CHILD IS A MISSING CHILD AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN-E OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, AND AS A RESULT OF SUCH REPORT, CONVEYANCE, CIRCULATION OR DISSEMINATION, PUBLIC FUNDS WERE EXPENDED TO INVESTIGATE AND/OR LOCATE THE PURPORTED MISSING CHILD. DISSEMINATION OF FALSE MISSING CHILD INFORMATION IS A CLASS E FELONY. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01575-01-5
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