Assembly Actions -
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Mar 06, 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.479 |
Jan 29, 2018 |
print number 7571a |
Jan 29, 2018 |
amend (t) and recommit to codes |
Jan 26, 2018 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S7571A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
2017-S7571 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10339
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §70.02, Pen L
2017-S7571 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7571 SPONSOR: HAMILTON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to enacting the "Benny A. Lyde's Unarmed Act" PURPOSE: This bill allows for increased penalties for crimes against any individ- ual convicted of a class B felony against an individual twenty-one years of age or younger. This serves as an additional measure to protect the youth of New York against those who seek to do them harm. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends section two by adding section 70.12 requiring a minimum sentence of ten years, but no more than a sentence of thirty years for an indi- vidual convicted of a class B felony offense against an individual twen- ty-one years of age or younger.
2017-S7571 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7571 I N S E N A T E January 26, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HAMILTON -- 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 enacting the "Benny A. Lyde's Unarmed Act" 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 the "Benny A. Lyde's unarmed act". § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 70.12 to read as follows: § 70.12 SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT FOR AN OFFENSE COMMITTED AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER. 1. DEFINITION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "OFFENSE COMMITTED" SHALL MEAN AN OFFENSE DEFINED BY SECTION 120.10 (ASSAULT IN THE FIRST DEGREE) OF THIS CHAPTER. 2. AUTHORIZED SENTENCE. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, WHEN A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF AN OFFENSE COMMITTED AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER WHICH IS A CLASS B FELONY, THE TERM OF THE DETERMINANT SENTENCE MUST BE AT LEAST TEN YEARS AND NO MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS IF THE DEFENDANT IS SENTENCED PURSUANT TO SECTION 70.02 OF THIS ARTICLE. § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14253-01-8
2017-S7571A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10339
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §70.02, Pen L
2017-S7571A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7571A SPONSOR: HAMILTON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to enacting "Benny A. Lyde's law" PURPOSE: This bill allows for increased penalties for crimes against any individ- ual convicted of a class B felony against an individual twenty-one years of age or younger. This serves as an additional measure to protect the youth of New York against those who seek to do them harm. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends section two by adding subsection iii mandating a sentence of at least ten years and no more than thirty years where the sentence is for the crime of assault in the first degree as defined by section 120.10 of the same chapter given the victim of such a crime was twenty-one years of age or younger
2017-S7571A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7571--A I N S E N A T E January 26, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to enacting "Benny A. Lyde'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 "Benny A. Lyde's law". § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 70.02 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 765 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: (a) For a class B felony, the term must be at least five years and must not exceed twenty-five years, provided, however, that the term must be: (i) at least ten years and must not exceed thirty years where the sentence is for the crime of aggravated assault upon a police officer or peace officer as defined in section 120.11 of this chapter; [and] (ii) at least ten years and must not exceed thirty years where the sentence is for the crime of aggravated manslaughter in the first degree as defined in section 125.22 of this chapter; AND (III) AT LEAST TEN YEARS AND MUST NOT EXCEED THIRTY YEARS WHERE THE SENTENCE IS FOR THE CRIME OF ASSAULT IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 120.10 OF THIS CHAP- TER, THE VICTIM OF SUCH CRIME WAS TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER; § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14253-02-8
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