Assembly Actions -
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Assembly Bill A6575
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PAULIN
Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2025-A6575 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7396
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 23-A §649-aa, Exec L
2025-A6575 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6575 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the investigation of suspicious deaths and domestic violence THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 23-A to read as follows: ARTICLE 23-A SUSPICIOUS DEATHS SECTION 649-AA. SUSPICIOUS DEATHS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. § 649-AA. SUSPICIOUS DEATHS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS A FAMILY OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW. (B) "IDENTIFIABLE HISTORY OF BEING VICTIMIZED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE" SHALL MEAN DEMONSTRABLE PAST INCIDENTS OF BEING VICTIMIZED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THAT MAY BE VERIFIED BY PRIOR POLICE REPORTS, WRITTEN OR PHOTO- GRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION, RESTRAINING ORDER DECLARATIONS, EYEWITNESS STATE- MENTS, OR OTHER EVIDENCE THAT CORROBORATES A HISTORY OF SUCH INCIDENTS. (C) "FAMILY MEMBER" SHALL MEAN A PARENT, SIBLING, OR CHILD OF THE DECEASED. (D) "CLOSE FRIEND" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON WHO HAS MAINTAINED REGULAR CONTACT AND HAS A SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DECEASED. (E) "PARTNER" SHALL MEAN A SPOUSE, FORMER SPOUSE, COHABITANT, FORMER COHABITANT, FIANCE, SOMEONE WITH WHOM THE DECEDENT HAD A DATING RELATIONSHIP OR ENGAGEMENT FOR MARRIAGE, OR THE PARENT OF THE DECEDENT'S CHILD. 2. PRIOR TO MAKING ANY FINDINGS AS TO THE MANNER AND CAUSE OF DEATH OF A DECEASED INDIVIDUAL WITH AN IDENTIFIABLE HISTORY OF BEING VICTIMIZED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND IN THE PRESENCE OF THREE OR MORE FACTORS LIST- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09589-01-5
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