assembly Bill A10852A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting the "phoenix act"

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Sep 09, 2020 print number 10852a
Sep 09, 2020 amend (t) and recommit to codes
Jul 24, 2020 referred to codes

Co-Sponsors

A10852 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8642
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §30.10, CP L; amd §§214-b & 840, Exec L; add §135.80, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A1966, S3020
2023-2024: A145, S4686

A10852 - Summary

Relates to enacting the "New York State Phoenix Act"; extends the statute of limitations for certain family offenses to ten years; establishes the crime of coercive control.

A10852 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10852
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 24, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Cruz) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, the executive  law  and  the
   penal law, in relation to enacting the "phoenix act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited  as  the  "phoenix
 act".
   §  2.  Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares all of
 the following:
   1. More than one in three women and one in  four  men  in  the  United
 States have experienced rape, physical violence, or stalking by an inti-
 mate partner in their lifetime.
   2.  One in five female high school students report being physically or
 sexually assaulted by a dating partner.
   3. Many perpetrators of domestic violence were themselves abused.
   4. Better education and resources can help prevent  domestic  violence
 from occurring.
   5.  When  domestic  violence occurs, the statute of limitations varies
 depending on the crime committed.
   6. Victims may not report a crime for myriad reasons, including  their
 age  at the time of abuse, ongoing trauma, threats from the perpetrator,
 or lack of evidence.
   7. Without resources or any intervention, many perpetrators of  domes-
 tic violence will abuse multiple partners.
   8.  It is the intent of the legislature to allow for victims of domes-
 tic violence to come forward by extending the statute of limitations  in
 order to ensure those victims see justice.
   9.  It  is  the intent of the legislature to increase training for law
 enforcement to ensure victims are protected and to prevent future domes-
 tic violence from occurring.
   § 3. Subdivision 3 of section 30.10 of the criminal procedure  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

Co-Sponsors

A10852A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8642
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §30.10, CP L; amd §§214-b & 840, Exec L; add §135.80, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A1966, S3020
2023-2024: A145, S4686

A10852A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to enacting the "New York State Phoenix Act"; extends the statute of limitations for certain family offenses to ten years; establishes the crime of coercive control.

A10852A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10852--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 24, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  --  (at  request of M. of A. Cruz,
   Jaffee) -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --
   reported   and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, the executive  law  and  the
   penal law, in relation to enacting the "New York State Phoenix Act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "New  York
 State Phoenix Act".
   §  2.  Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares all of
 the following:
   1. More than one in three women and one in  four  men  in  the  United
 States have experienced rape, physical violence, or stalking by an inti-
 mate partner in their lifetime.
   2.  One in five female high school students report being physically or
 sexually assaulted by a dating partner.
   3. Many perpetrators of domestic violence were themselves abused.
   4. Better education and resources can help prevent  domestic  violence
 from occurring.
   5.  When  domestic  violence occurs, the statute of limitations varies
 depending on the crime committed.
   6. Victims may not report a crime for myriad reasons, including  their
 age  at the time of abuse, ongoing trauma, threats from the perpetrator,
 or lack of evidence.
   7. Without resources or any intervention, many perpetrators of  domes-
 tic violence will abuse multiple partners.
   8.  It is the intent of the legislature to allow for victims of domes-
 tic violence to come forward by extending the statute of limitations  in
 order to ensure those victims see justice.
   9.  It  is  the intent of the legislature to increase training for law
 enforcement to ensure victims are protected and to prevent future domes-
 tic violence from occurring.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets