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Senate Bill S2337

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Creates a definition of residence under the sex offender registry act

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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2025-S2337 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §168-a, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1194
2013-2014: S1073
2015-2016: S2981
2017-2018: S399
2019-2020: S676
2021-2022: S3611
2023-2024: S864

2025-S2337 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Defines residence under the sex offender registry act.

2025-S2337 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S2337 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2337
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
   Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the correction law, in relation to defining residence
   under the sex offender registry act
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 168-a of the correction law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 19 to read as follows:
   19. "RESIDENCE" MEANS ANY PLACE  OF  ABODE,  DOMICILE  OR  INHABITANCE
 WHERE  A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER SPENDS OR INTENDS TO SPEND MORE THAN TWO
 DAYS A WEEK.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05420-01-5

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