Assembly Actions -
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May 24, 2016 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 23, 2016 |
ordered to third reading cal.948 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 11, 2016 |
print number 397a |
Jan 11, 2016 |
amend and recommit to codes |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to codes |
Jan 07, 2015 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S397A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2015-S397 - Details
2015-S397 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S397 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to endangering the welfare of a child in the first and second degrees PURPOSE : This bill establishes a Class D violent felony offense for endangering the welfare of a child in certain aggravated circumstances. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends section 260.10 of the Penal Law to rename the current crime of "Endangering the welfare of a child" to "Endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree." Section 2 renumbers section 260.11 of the Penal Law to section 260.12 Section 3 adds a new section 260.11 of the Penal Law to create the crime of "Endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree" which will be a Class D Felony. Sections 4, 5 and 6 makes changes to the definition of a violent felony offense (section 70.02(c)), corroboration requirements. (section 260.12) and a defense related to religious beliefs (section 260.15) that are required to conform the new section 260.11 of the
2015-S397 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 397 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, GOLDEN, KENNEDY -- 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 endangering the welfare of a child in the first and second degrees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 260.10 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 447 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: S 260.10 Endangering the welfare of a child IN THE SECOND DEGREE. A person is guilty of endangering the welfare of a child IN THE SECOND DEGREE when: 1. He or she knowingly acts in a manner likely to be injurious to the physical, mental or moral welfare of a child less than seventeen years old or directs or authorizes such child to engage in an occupation involving a substantial risk of danger to his or her life or health; or 2. Being a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than eighteen years old, he or she fails or refuses to exercise reasonable diligence in the control of such child to prevent him or her from becoming an "abused child," a "neglected child," a "juvenile delinquent" or a "person in need of supervision," as those terms are defined in articles ten, three and seven of the family court act. 3. A person is not guilty of the provisions of this section when he or she engages in the conduct described in subdivision one of section 260.00 of this article: (a) with the intent to wholly abandon the child by relinquishing responsibility for and right to the care and custody of such child; (b) with the intent that the child be safe from physical injury and cared for in an appropriate manner; (c) the child is left with an appropriate person, or in a suitable location and the person who EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01358-01-5
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S397A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S397A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S397A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to endangering the welfare of a child in the first and second degrees PURPOSE : This bill establishes a Class D violent felony offense for endangering the welfare of a child in certain aggravated circumstances. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends section 260.10 of the Penal Law to rename the current crime of "Endangering the welfare of a child" to "Endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree." Section 2 renumbers section 260.11 of the Penal Law to section 260.12 Section 3 adds a new section 260.09 of the Penal Law to create the crime of "Endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree" which will be a Class D Felony. Sections 4 and 5 makes changes to the definition of a violent felony offense (section 70.02(c)), corroboration requirements.(section
2015-S397A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 397--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, GOLDEN, KENNEDY, LATIMER, PANEPINTO -- 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 commit- tee AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to endangering the welfare of a child in the first and second degrees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 260.10 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 447 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: S 260.10 Endangering the welfare of a child IN THE SECOND DEGREE. A person is guilty of endangering the welfare of a child IN THE SECOND DEGREE when: 1. He or she knowingly acts in a manner likely to be injurious to the physical, mental or moral welfare of a child less than seventeen years old or directs or authorizes such child to engage in an occupation involving a substantial risk of danger to his or her life or health; or 2. Being a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than eighteen years old, he or she fails or refuses to exercise reasonable diligence in the control of such child to prevent him or her from becoming an "abused child," a "neglected child," a "juvenile delinquent" or a "person in need of supervision," as those terms are defined in articles ten, three and seven of the family court act. 3. A person is not guilty of the provisions of this section when he or she engages in the conduct described in subdivision one of section 260.00 of this article: (a) with the intent to wholly abandon the child by relinquishing responsibility for and right to the care and custody of EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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