Senate Bill S1894

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to adding transmission of unwanted lewd or intimate images to the definition of aggravated harassment in the second degree

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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-S1894 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.30, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6887
2021-2022: S4223

2023-S1894 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adding transmission of unwanted lewd or intimate images to the definition of aggravated harassment in the second degree.

2023-S1894 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1894 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1894
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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  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.
                                                            LBD05574-01-3



              

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