Assembly Bill A6467A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits level two or three sex offenders from voting at a school or facility for children

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A6467 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3617
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§145.75 & 145.80, Pen L; amd §8-400, add §17-172, El L; amd §§2018-a & 2018-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3212
2011-2012: S224
2013-2014: S1069
2017-2018: A4788, S705
2019-2020: A3524, S124
2021-2022: A3885, S2696
2023-2024: A2212, S1529

2015-A6467 - Summary

Prohibits level two or three sex offenders from voting at a school or facility for children.

2015-A6467 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6467

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 25, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CORWIN, RAIA, DUPREY, CERETTO, McDONOUGH, CURRAN,
  KEARNS  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. BRABENEC, GIGLIO, MAGEE,
  McLAUGHLIN, PALMESANO, SIMANOWITZ, WOZNIAK -- read once  and  referred
  to the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, the election law and the education law,
  in relation to voting by level two or level three sex offenders

  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 two new sections 145.75
and 145.80 to read as follows:
S 145.75 UNLAWFULLY ENTERING OR REMAINING IN A SCHOOL  OR  FACILITY  FOR
           CHILDREN FOR THE PURPOSES OF VOTING IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
  1.  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNLAWFULLY ENTERING OR REMAINING IN A SCHOOL
OR FACILITY FOR CHILDREN FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  VOTING  IN  THE  SECOND
DEGREE,  WHEN  BEING  A LEVEL TWO OR LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER, HE OR SHE
ENTERS OR REMAINS IN A SCHOOL OR FACILITY FOR CHILDREN FOR THE  PURPOSES
OF  CASTING  A  BALLOT  OR OTHERWISE VOTING DURING ANY PRIMARY, GENERAL,
SPECIAL, SCHOOL DISTRICT OR OTHER ELECTION IN  WHICH  RESIDENTS,  REGIS-
TERED OR QUALIFIED VOTERS ARE ENTITLED TO CAST BALLOTS.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "LEVEL TWO OR LEVEL THREE SEX
OFFENDER"  SHALL  MEAN A PERSON REGISTERED OR REQUIRED TO REGISTER UNDER
SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-F OF THE CORRECTION LAW WHO HAS RECEIVED
A LEVEL TWO OR LEVEL THREE DESIGNATION PURSUANT TO SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED
SIXTY-EIGHT-L  OF  THE  CORRECTION  LAW; AND (B) "SCHOOL OR FACILITY FOR
CHILDREN" SHALL MEAN A  BUILDING,  STRUCTURE,  ATHLETIC  PLAYING  FIELD,
PLAYGROUND OR LAND CONTAINED WITHIN THE REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINE OF A
PUBLIC  OR  PRIVATE  ELEMENTARY,  PAROCHIAL,  INTERMEDIATE, JUNIOR HIGH,
VOCATIONAL, OR HIGH SCHOOL, OR ANY OTHER FACILITY OR INSTITUTION  PRIMA-
RILY USED FOR THE CARE OR TREATMENT OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN
WHILE ONE OR MORE OF SUCH PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN ARE PRESENT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01318-01-5

              

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2015-A6467A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3617
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§145.75 & 145.80, Pen L; amd §8-400, add §17-172, El L; amd §§2018-a & 2018-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3212
2011-2012: S224
2013-2014: S1069
2017-2018: A4788, S705
2019-2020: A3524, S124
2021-2022: A3885, S2696
2023-2024: A2212, S1529

2015-A6467A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits level two or three sex offenders from voting at a school or facility for children.

2015-A6467A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6467--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 25, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CORWIN, RAIA, DUPREY, CERETTO, McDONOUGH, CURRAN,
  KEARNS,  FINCH,  HAWLEY  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. BRABENEC,
  GIGLIO, MAGEE, McLAUGHLIN, PALMESANO, SIMANOWITZ, WOZNIAK -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee
  on Codes in accordance with Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, the election law and the education law,
  in relation to voting by level two or level three sex offenders

  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 two new sections 145.75
and 145.80 to read as follows:
S 145.75 UNLAWFULLY ENTERING OR REMAINING IN A SCHOOL  OR  FACILITY  FOR
           CHILDREN FOR THE PURPOSES OF VOTING IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
  1.  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNLAWFULLY ENTERING OR REMAINING IN A SCHOOL
OR FACILITY FOR CHILDREN FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  VOTING  IN  THE  SECOND
DEGREE,  WHEN  BEING  A LEVEL TWO OR LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER, HE OR SHE
ENTERS OR REMAINS IN A SCHOOL OR FACILITY FOR CHILDREN FOR THE  PURPOSES
OF  CASTING  A  BALLOT  OR OTHERWISE VOTING DURING ANY PRIMARY, GENERAL,
SPECIAL, SCHOOL DISTRICT OR OTHER ELECTION IN  WHICH  RESIDENTS,  REGIS-
TERED OR QUALIFIED VOTERS ARE ENTITLED TO CAST BALLOTS.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "LEVEL TWO OR LEVEL THREE SEX
OFFENDER"  SHALL  MEAN A PERSON REGISTERED OR REQUIRED TO REGISTER UNDER
SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-F OF THE CORRECTION LAW WHO HAS RECEIVED
A LEVEL TWO OR LEVEL THREE DESIGNATION PURSUANT TO SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED
SIXTY-EIGHT-L  OF  THE  CORRECTION  LAW; AND (B) "SCHOOL OR FACILITY FOR
CHILDREN" SHALL MEAN A  BUILDING,  STRUCTURE,  ATHLETIC  PLAYING  FIELD,
PLAYGROUND OR LAND CONTAINED WITHIN THE REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINE OF A
PUBLIC  OR  PRIVATE  ELEMENTARY,  PAROCHIAL,  INTERMEDIATE, JUNIOR HIGH,
VOCATIONAL, OR HIGH SCHOOL, OR ANY OTHER FACILITY OR INSTITUTION  PRIMA-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01318-03-6
              

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