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May 09, 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.459 |
Jan 06, 2016 | referred to codes returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 15, 2015 | referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 27, 2015 | ordered to third reading cal.962 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 07, 2015 | referred to codes |
senate Bill S641
Sponsored By
David J. Valesky
(D, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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David Carlucci
(D) 0 Senate District
Martin J. Golden
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Jeffrey D. Klein
(D) 0 Senate District
Patty Ritchie
(R, C, IP) 48th Senate District
S641 (ACTIVE) - Details
S641 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S641 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person, or an incompetent or physically disabled person PURPOSE : To expand the definition of caregiver for the purpose of sections 260.32 and 260.34 of the penal law. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of the bill amends subdivision 1 of section 260.31 of the penal law to expand the definition of caregiver to include a person who voluntarily, or otherwise by operation of law, assumes responsibility for providing care for a vulnerable elderly person, or an incompetent or physically disabled person. Section two is the effective date JUSTIFICATION : The definition of caregiver in section 260.31 of the penal law is limited to a person assuming responsibility of care of a vulnerable elderly person, or an incompetent or physically disabled person
S641 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 641 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. 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 endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person, or an incompetent or physically disabled person THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 260.31 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 14 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 1. "Caregiver" means a person who (i) assumes responsibility for the care of a vulnerable elderly person, or an incompetent or physically disabled person pursuant to a court order[; or], OR OTHERWISE BY OPERA- TION OF LAW; (ii) receives monetary or other valuable consideration for providing SUCH care; OR (III) VOLUNTARILY ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING CARE for a vulnerable elderly person, or an incompetent or physically disabled person. S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01965-01-5
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