Senate Bill S7303

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts "Jessica Lunsford act" relating to enhancing the class A-II felony of predatory sexual assault against a child

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  • 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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2013-S7303 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§70.00, 70.06 & 130.96, Pen L; amd §259-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S2067
2017-2018: S878
2019-2020: S977

2013-S7303 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Jessica Lunsford act" relating to enhancing the class A-II felony of predatory sexual assault against a child by expanding the acts to which such offense applies; establishes a mandatory sentence of 25 years to life term of imprisonment; requires electronic monitoring of inmates upon release from prison.

2013-S7303 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7303 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7303

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 9, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law and the  executive  law,  in  relation  to
  enacting  the  "Jessica  Lunsford  act"  relating  to predatory sexual
  assault against a child

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "Jessica Lunsford act".
  S 2. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision  3  of  section
70.00  of  the penal law, as amended by chapter 107 of the laws of 2006,
is amended to read as follows:
  (ii) For a class A-II felony, such minimum period shall  not  be  less
than  three years nor more than eight years four months, except that for
the class A-II felony of predatory sexual assault as defined in  section
130.95  of  this  chapter  [or the class A-II felony of predatory sexual
assault against a child as defined in section 130.96 of  this  chapter],
such minimum period shall be not less than ten years nor more than twen-
ty-five  years,  AND  EXCEPT THAT FOR THE CLASS A-II FELONY OF PREDATORY
SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST A CHILD AS DEFINED  IN  SECTION  130.96  OF  THIS
CHAPTER, SUCH MINIMUM PERIOD SHALL BE TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
  S 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 70.06 of the penal law,
as  amended  by  chapter  107 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as
follows:
  (a) The minimum period of imprisonment for a  second  felony  offender
convicted  of  a class A-II felony must be fixed by the court at no less
than six years and not to exceed twelve and one-half years and  must  be
specified  in  the  sentence,  except  that for the class A-II felony of
predatory sexual assault as defined in section 130.95  of  this  chapter
[or the class A-II felony of predatory sexual assault against a child as
defined in section 130.96 of this chapter], such minimum period shall be
not less than ten years nor more than twenty-five years, AND EXCEPT THAT
FOR THE CLASS A-II FELONY OF PREDATORY SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST A CHILD AS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04994-01-3
              

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