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Mar 19, 2021 | referred to codes |
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Inez E. Dickens
Phil Steck
Chantel Jackson
A6540 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6200
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §10.00, Pen L
A6540 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6540 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 19, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the definition of consent THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 10.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdivision 22 to read as follows: 22. "CONSENT" MEANS FREELY GIVEN KNOWLEDGEABLE AND INFORMED AGREEMENT; SUCH AGREEMENT MUST BE OBTAINED WITHOUT THE USE OF MALICE SUCH AS FORCI- BLE COMPULSION, DURESS, COERCION, DECEPTION, FRAUD, CONCEALMENT OR ARTI- FICE. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09851-01-1