NY State Senate Bill S2150

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 04, 2022	reported and committed to mental health
Mar 17, 2022	notice of committee consideration - requested
Jan 05, 2022	referred to codes
Jan 20, 2021	referred to codes

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S2150 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5249
Current Committee:: Senate Mental Health
Law Section:: Penal Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§120.30 & 125.15, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S8541, A10874
2019-2020: S1294, A6509
2023-2024: A5565

S2150 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a person may be charged with promoting a suicide or manslaughter if he or she is convicted of endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person, an incompetent or physically disabled person and the conduct was the proximate cause of the victim's suicide.

S2150 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S2150

SPONSOR: SERINO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the penal law, in relation to penalties for promotion of
a suicide attempt

 
PURPOSE:

To increase penalties for endangering the welfare of an incompetent or
physical disabled person or a vulnerable elderly person when it signif-
icantly contributes to a victim's suicide attempt.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Adds certain violations related to endangering the welfare of
an incompetent or physical disabled person or a vulnerable elderly
person to the definition of promoting a suicide attempt when such
conduct significantly contributes to the victim's suicide attempt.

Section 2: Adds the same provisions above to the definition of
manslaughter in the second degree.

Section 3: Establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Bailey Bates, a 19-year-old autistic man from Poughkeepsie, New York,
tragically committed suicide in July of 2017 after falling victim to a
financial scam. According to reports, a young woman whom he had known
for years befriended him shortly before the scheme and asked him for
help cashing a check, which ultimately resulted in the young woman and
her accomplice stealing money from an account holding his disability
assistance. When Bailey's family learned of the illegitimate trans-
action, they contacted law enforcement who began an investigation.
Bailey's family has indicated that he was extremely distraught over this
betrayal of his trust and they believe - with the local law enforcement
- that he did not understand what was happening or that he was a victim
in this case.  Tragically, a week after this crime, he took his own life
and based on a note that he left, it was clear he believed he had done
something wrong.

Given the facts of this case, the accused stand only to be charged with
minimal counts of endangerment and grand larceny despite reported crimi-
nal histories and acute knowledge that Bailey was a vulnerable victim.
While no law can bring Bailey back, it is important that people are held
accountable for the outcome of their actions, particularly in cases
where they prey on the most vulnerable. Hopefully with this legislation,
other potential scam artists will think twice about the permanent damage
they can cause not only their victim, but the many friends and loved
ones of those they victimize.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019-20: S.1294 Referred to Codes
2018: S.8541 Passed Senate

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S2150 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2150
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SERINO, TEDISCO -- 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 penalties for promotion of
   a suicide attempt
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section  120.30  of  the  penal law is amended to read as
 follows:
 § 120.30 Promoting a suicide attempt.
   A person is guilty of promoting a suicide attempt when:
   (A) he OR SHE intentionally causes or aids another person  to  attempt
 suicide; OR
   (B)  HE  OR  SHE ENDANGERS THE WELFARE OF AN INCOMPETENT, A VULNERABLE
 ELDERLY PERSON OR A PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSON AS SET FORTH  IN  SECTION
 260.25,  260.32 OR 260.34 OF THIS CHAPTER AND SUCH CONDUCT SIGNIFICANTLY
 CONTRIBUTED TO THE VICTIM'S SUICIDE ATTEMPT.
   Promoting a suicide attempt is a class E felony.
   § 2. Section 125.15 of the penal law is amended to read as follows:
 § 125.15 Manslaughter in the second degree.
   A person is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree when:
   1. He OR SHE recklessly causes the death of another person; or
   [3.] 2. He OR SHE intentionally  causes  or  aids  another  person  to
 commit suicide;
   3.  HE  OR  SHE  ENDANGERS THE WELFARE OF AN INCOMPETENT, A VULNERABLE
 ELDERLY PERSON, OR A PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSON AS SET FORTH IN  SECTION
 260.25,  260.32 OR 260.34 OF THIS CHAPTER AND SUCH CONDUCT SIGNIFICANTLY
 CONTRIBUTED TO THE VICTIM'S SUICIDE.
   Manslaughter in the second degree is a class C felony.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07298-01-1

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