| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2020 |
print number 6887a |
| Jan 08, 2020 |
amend and recommit to codes referred to codes |
| Dec 06, 2019 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6887A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 11th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2019-S6887 - Details
2019-S6887 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6887
SPONSOR: STAVISKY
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to adding transmission of
unwanted lewd or intimate images to the definition of aggravated harass-
ment in the second degree
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To penalize intentional harassment of another person via the trans-
mission of lewd imagery without the consent of the recipient.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends Section 240.30 of the penal law by adding a new subdi-
vision 2-a to include the intentional transmission of lewd or intimate
images to another person, when done with the intent to harass, annoy,
threaten, or alarm another person.
2019-S6887 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6887
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
December 6, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to adding transmission of
unwanted lewd or intimate images to the definition of aggravated
harassment in the second degree
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 240.30 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
2-A. WITH THE INTENT TO HARASS, ANNOY, THREATEN OR ALARM ANOTHER
PERSON, TRANSMITS UNWANTED LEWD OR INTIMATE IMAGES TO ANOTHER PERSON; OR
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13920-01-9
2019-S6887A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S6887A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6887A
SPONSOR: STAVISKY
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to adding transmission of
unwanted lewd or intimate images to the definition of aggravated harass-
ment in the second degree
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To penalize intentional harassment of another person via the trans-
mission of lewd imagery without the consent of the recipient.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends Section 240.30 of the penal law by adding a new subdi-
vision 2-a to include the intentional transmission of lewd or intimate
images to another person, when done with the intent to harass, annoy,
threaten, or alarm another person.
2019-S6887A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6887--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
December 6, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to
the Committee on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to adding transmission of
unwanted lewd or intimate images to the definition of aggravated
harassment in the second degree
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 240.30 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
2-A. WITH THE INTENT TO HARASS, ANNOY, THREATEN OR ALARM ANOTHER
PERSON, AND WITH NO PURPOSE OF LEGITIMATE COMMUNICATION TRANSMITS,
SENDS, OR GIVES UNWANTED LEWD OR INTIMATE IMAGES TO ANOTHER PERSON; OR
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13920-04-0
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