Senate Bill S1529

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits level two or three sex offenders from voting at a school or facility for children

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S1529 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2212
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§145.75 & 145.80, Pen L; amd §8-400, add §17-172, El L; amd §§2018-a & 2018-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3212
2011-2012: S224
2013-2014: S1069
2015-2016: S3617, A6467
2017-2018: S705, A4788
2019-2020: S124, A3524
2021-2022: S2696, A3885

2023-S1529 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits level two or three sex offenders from voting at a school or facility for children; authorizes absentee voting for such offenders.

2023-S1529 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1529 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1529
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, the election law and the  education  law,
   in relation to voting by level two or level three sex offenders
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding two new sections  145.75
 and 145.80 to read as follows:
 § 145.75 UNLAWFULLY  ENTERING  OR  REMAINING IN A SCHOOL OR FACILITY FOR
            CHILDREN FOR THE PURPOSES OF VOTING IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
   1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNLAWFULLY ENTERING OR REMAINING IN A  SCHOOL
 OR  FACILITY  FOR  CHILDREN  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF VOTING IN THE SECOND
 DEGREE, WHEN BEING A LEVEL TWO OR LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER,  HE  OR  SHE
 ENTERS  OR REMAINS IN A SCHOOL OR FACILITY FOR CHILDREN FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF CASTING A BALLOT OR OTHERWISE VOTING  DURING  ANY  PRIMARY,  GENERAL,
 SPECIAL,  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OR OTHER ELECTION IN WHICH RESIDENTS, REGIS-
 TERED OR QUALIFIED VOTERS ARE ENTITLED TO CAST BALLOTS.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "LEVEL TWO OR LEVEL THREE SEX
 OFFENDER" SHALL MEAN A PERSON REGISTERED OR REQUIRED TO  REGISTER  UNDER
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-F OF THE CORRECTION LAW WHO HAS RECEIVED
 A  LEVEL  TWO OR LEVEL THREE DESIGNATION PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED
 SIXTY-EIGHT-L OF THE CORRECTION LAW; AND (B)  "SCHOOL  OR  FACILITY  FOR
 CHILDREN"  SHALL  MEAN  A  BUILDING,  STRUCTURE, ATHLETIC PLAYING FIELD,
 PLAYGROUND OR LAND CONTAINED WITHIN THE REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINE OF A
 PUBLIC OR PRIVATE  ELEMENTARY,  PAROCHIAL,  INTERMEDIATE,  JUNIOR  HIGH,
 VOCATIONAL,  OR HIGH SCHOOL, OR ANY OTHER FACILITY OR INSTITUTION PRIMA-
 RILY USED FOR THE CARE OR TREATMENT OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN
 WHILE ONE OR MORE OF SUCH PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN ARE PRESENT.
   UNLAWFULLY ENTERING OR REMAINING IN A SCHOOL OR FACILITY FOR  CHILDREN
 FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF VOTING IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEA-
 NOR.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04275-01-3
              

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