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Mar 05, 2018 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 27, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 13, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 12, 2018 |
1st report cal.478 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to codes |
Dec 07, 2017 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6965
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) 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, IP, RFM) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2017-S6965 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S6965 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6965 SPONSOR: VALESKY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing the class for certain vehicular crimes and enact- ing Kane's law PURPOSE: Increasing the penalties for vehicular crimes resulting in death SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one indicates that this act shall be known as "Kane's Law" Section two makes vehicular manslaughter in the second degree a class C felony. Section three makes vehicular manslaughter in the first degree a class B
2017-S6965 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6965 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E December 7, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the penal law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing the class for certain vehicular crimes and enacting Kane's law THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Kane's Law". § 2. The second undesignated paragraph of section 125.12 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 732 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: Vehicular manslaughter in the second degree is a class [D] C felony. § 3. The second undesignated paragraph of section 125.13 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 496 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: Vehicular manslaughter in the first degree is a class [C] B felony. § 4. The second undesignated paragraph of section 125.14 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 496 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: Aggravated vehicular homicide is a class [B] A-2 felony. § 5. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 511 of the vehicle and traffic law, as separately amended by chapters 786 and 892 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows: (b) Aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree is a class [E] D felony. When a person is convicted of this crime, the sentence of the court must be: (i) a fine in an amount not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars; and (ii) a term of imprisonment as provided in the penal law, or (iii) where appropriate and a term of imprisonment is not required by the penal law, a sentence of probation as provided in subdivision six of this section, or (iv) a term of imprisonment as a condition of a sentence of probation as provided in the penal law. § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
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