Senate Bill S5251

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of assault on a pregnant individual

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Women's Issues 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-S5251 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Women's Issues
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §120.05-a, amd §70.02, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4712
2021-2022: S2129

2023-S5251 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of assault on a pregnant individual as a class D felony.

2023-S5251 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5251 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5251
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 28, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEIK  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's Issues
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime  of
   assault on a pregnant individual
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Liv Act."
   § 2. The penal law is amended by adding new section 120.05-a  to  read
 as follows:
 § 120.05-A ASSAULT ON A PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL.
   A  PERSON IS GUILTY OF ASSAULT ON A PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL WHEN HE OR SHE
 INTENTIONALLY OR KNOWINGLY CAUSES INJURY TO  AN  INDIVIDUAL  HE  OR  SHE
 KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW IS PREGNANT.
   1.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "INJURY" INCLUDES BODILY INJURY
 THAT RESULTS IN THE TERMINATION OF A PREGNANCY.
   2. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ACTS COMMITTED BY:
   A. A PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL OR ANY PERSON PROVIDING TREATMENT RELATING TO
 AN ABORTION FOR WHICH THE CONSENT  OF  THE  PREGNANT  INDIVIDUAL,  OR  A
 PERSON  AUTHORIZED  BY  LAW TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL,
 HAS BEEN OBTAINED OR FOR WHICH SUCH CONSENT IS IMPLIED BY LAW; OR
   B. ANY PERSON PROVIDING ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT OF A  PREGNANT  INDIVID-
 UAL.
   3. THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND APPLIED CONSISTENT WITH ARTICLE
 TWENTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS
 GOVERNING  HEALTH  PROCEDURES.    ASSAULT  ON A PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL IS A
 CLASS D FELONY.
   § 3. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 70.02 of the penal law,
 as amended by chapter 134 of the laws of 2019, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (c)  Class  D violent felony offenses: an attempt to commit any of the
 class C felonies set forth in paragraph (b); reckless assault of a child

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07623-01-3
              

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