Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to codes returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 13, 2017 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 12, 2017 |
ordered to third reading cal.1569 |
Jun 06, 2017 |
reported and committed to rules |
May 10, 2017 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S6022
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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, IP) Senate District
2017-S6022 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§155.00 & 155.05, Pen L
2017-S6022 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6022 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to acts of larceny committed against a mentally disabled person PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To clarify and establish universal rules related to acts of larceny committed against a mentally disabled person SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill amends the penal law to include a definition of "mentally disabled." Section 2 of the bill amends the penal law to clarify that larceny includes, but is not limited to, the obtaining or withholding of property by a person who knows or has reason to know that the owner is a mentally disabled person. Section 3 of the bill establishes the effective date. JUSTIFICATION :
2017-S6022 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6022 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 10, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SERINO -- 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 acts of larceny committed against a mentally disabled person THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 155.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 10. "MENTALLY DISABLED" MEANS THAT A PERSON SUFFERS FROM A MENTAL DISEASE, DEFECT OR CONDITION WHICH RENDERS HIM OR HER INCAPABLE OF APPRAISING THE NATURE OF THE CONDUCT CONSTITUTING THE TAKING, OBTAINING, OR WITHHOLDING OF HIS OR HER PROPERTY. § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 155.05 of the penal law is amended to read as follows: 1. A person steals property and commits larceny when, with intent to deprive another of property or to appropriate the same to himself or to a third person, he wrongfully takes, obtains or withholds such property from an owner thereof. SUCH CONDUCT INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE WRONGFUL TAKING, OBTAINING OR WITHHOLDING OF PROPERTY BY A PERSON WHO KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW THAT THE OWNER IS A MENTALLY DISABLED PERSON. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11324-01-7
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