New York Senate Bill 5511

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO CODES
Pending: Senate Codes Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Relates to sexual abuse in the first degree where a person is incapable of consent while a passenger on public transportation and the contact was intentional and with the sole purpose of sexual gratification; relates to public lewdness while a passenger on public transportation; establishes enhanced penalties for offenses committed while in or upon a building, facility, property, vehicle or train owned, leased or operated by the metropolitan transportation authority; provides for the suspension or revocation of the use of a building, facility, property, vehicle or train owned, leased or operated by the metropolitan transportation authority.

Relates to sexual abuse in the first degree where a person is incapable of consent while a passenger on public transportation and the contact was intentional and with the sole purpose of sexual gratification; relates to public lewdness while a passenger on public transportation; establishes enhanced penalties for offenses committed while in or upon a building, facility, property, vehicle or train owned, leased or operated by the metropolitan transportation authority; provides for the suspension or revocation of the use of a building, facility, property, vehicle or train owned, leased or operated by the metropolitan transportation authority.

Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-03	Senate	REFERRED TO CODES
2023-03-06	Senate	REFERRED TO CODES

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S5511
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S05511&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S05511