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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Feb 14, 2023 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S4759
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-S4759 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §120.05-a, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S6658
2019-2020: S2733
2021-2022: S6103
2023-S4759 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the class C felony of assault of a patient in a mental health or developmental disability facility, for the intentional causation of physical injury to a patient residing in a facility operated, licensed or certified by the office of mental health or the office for people with developmental disabilities.
2023-S4759 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4759 SPONSOR: LANZA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the class C felony of assault of a patient in a mental health or developmental disa- bility facility PURPOSE: Establishes the class C felony of assault of a patient in a mental health or developmental disability facility SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one is amended by adding a new section 120.05-a to the penal law to establish that assault of a patient in a mental health or develop- mental disability facility when with intent to cause physical injury to a patient, he or she causes such injury to such person is a class C felony.
2023-S4759 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4759 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 14, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 establishing the class C felony of assault of a patient in a mental health or developmental disability facility 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 a new section 120.05-a to read as follows: § 120.05-A ASSAULT OF A PATIENT IN A MENTAL HEALTH OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY FACILITY. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF ASSAULT OF A PATIENT IN A MENTAL HEALTH OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY FACILITY WHEN WITH INTENT TO CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY TO A PATIENT RESIDING IN A FACILITY OPERATED, LICENSED OR CERTI- FIED BY THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH OR THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVEL- OPMENTAL DISABILITIES, HE OR SHE CAUSES SUCH INJURY TO SUCH PERSON. ASSAULT OF A PATIENT IN A MENTAL HEALTH OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY FACILITY IS A CLASS C FELONY. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08734-01-3
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