Senate Bill S714A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "protect our children act"; repealer

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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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2017-S714 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §125.25 sub 5, amd Pen L, generally; amd §§30.30, 180.85, 190.25 & 700.05, CP L; amd §509-cc, V & T L; amd §4-1.6, EPT L; amd §§358-a & 384-b, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5862
2013-2014: S1721
2015-2016: S2964

2017-S714 - Summary

Enacts the "protect our children act"; establishes certain offenses relating to murder of and violence against a child and obstructing the location of a missing child.

2017-S714 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S714 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    714
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. ORTT, AKSHAR, AVELLA, DeFRANCISCO, GALLIVAN, LARKIN,
   RITCHIE,  SEWARD,  YOUNG  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, the criminal procedure law,  the  vehicle
   and  traffic  law,  the  estates, powers and trusts law and the social
   services law, in relation to establishing the offenses  of  aggravated
   murder  of  a  child, aggravated abuse of a child in the third degree,
   aggravated abuse of a child in the second degree, aggravated abuse  of
   a  child  in  the  first  degree,  aggravated manslaughter of a child,
   aggravated endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated murder of  a
   child,  and obstructing the location of a missing child; and to repeal
   subdivision 5 of section 125.25 of  the  penal  law  relating  to  the
   murder  of  a  person  under  14  years  of age while in the course of
   committing certain sex offenses
 
   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 "protect our children act".
   § 2. Section 10.00 of the penal law  is  amended  by  adding  two  new
 subdivisions 22 and 23 to read as follows:
   22.  "PERSON  IN  A POSITION OF TRUST" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO IS CHARGED
 WITH ANY DUTY OR RESPONSIBILITY  FOR  THE  HEALTH,  EDUCATION,  WELFARE,
 SUPERVISION  OR  CARE OF ANOTHER PERSON, EITHER INDEPENDENTLY OR THROUGH
 ANOTHER PERSON, NO MATTER HOW BRIEF.
   23. "CHILD ABUSE OFFENSE" MEANS:
   (A) PATRONIZING A PROSTITUTE  IN  THE  SECOND  DEGREE  AS  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION  230.05; PATRONIZING A PROSTITUTE IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS DEFINED
 IN SECTION 230.06;  PROMOTING  PROSTITUTION  IN  THE  SECOND  DEGREE  AS
 DEFINED  IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 230.30; PROMOTING PROSTITUTION IN
 THE FIRST DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION  230.32;  DISSEMINATING  INDECENT
 MATERIAL  TO  MINORS  IN THE SECOND DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 235.21;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S714A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §125.25 sub 5, amd Pen L, generally; amd §§30.30, 180.85, 190.25 & 700.05, CP L; amd §509-cc, V & T L; amd §4-1.6, EPT L; amd §§358-a & 384-b, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5862
2013-2014: S1721
2015-2016: S2964

2017-S714A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "protect our children act"; establishes certain offenses relating to murder of and violence against a child and obstructing the location of a missing child.

2017-S714A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S714A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  714--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. ORTT, AKSHAR, AVELLA, DeFRANCISCO, GALLIVAN, LARKIN,
   RITCHIE,  ROBACH, SEWARD, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes --  recommitted
   to  the Committee on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, the criminal procedure law, the vehicle
   and traffic law, the estates, powers and trusts  law  and  the  social
   services  law,  in relation to establishing the offenses of aggravated
   murder of a child, aggravated abuse of a child in  the  third  degree,
   aggravated  abuse of a child in the second degree, aggravated abuse of
   a child in the first  degree,  aggravated  manslaughter  of  a  child,
   aggravated  endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated murder of a
   child, and obstructing the location of a missing child; and to  repeal
   subdivision  5  of  section  125.25  of  the penal law relating to the
   murder of a person under 14 years  of  age  while  in  the  course  of
   committing certain sex offenses
 
   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 "protect our children act".
   §  2.  Section  10.00  of  the  penal law is amended by adding two new
 subdivisions 22 and 23 to read as follows:
   22. "PERSON IN A POSITION OF TRUST" MEANS ANY PERSON  WHO  IS  CHARGED
 WITH  ANY  DUTY  OR  RESPONSIBILITY  FOR THE HEALTH, EDUCATION, WELFARE,
 SUPERVISION OR CARE OF ANOTHER PERSON, EITHER INDEPENDENTLY  OR  THROUGH
 ANOTHER PERSON, NO MATTER HOW BRIEF.
   23. "CHILD ABUSE OFFENSE" MEANS:
   (A)  PATRONIZING  A  PERSON  FOR  PROSTITUTION IN THE SECOND DEGREE AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION 230.05; PATRONIZING A PERSON FOR PROSTITUTION IN  THE
 FIRST DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 230.06; PROMOTING PROSTITUTION IN THE

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

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