Bill Text: NY S01294 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1294 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides that a person may be charged with promoting a suicide or manslaughter if he or she is convicted of endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person, an incompetent or physically disabled person and the conduct was the proximate cause of the victim's suicide.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO CODES [S01294 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S01294-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          1294
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 14, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sens. SERINO, RANZENHOFER, SEWARD, TEDISCO -- read twice
          and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
          on Codes
        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to penalties for promotion of
          a suicide attempt
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Section  120.30  of  the  penal law is amended to read as
     2  follows:
     3  § 120.30 Promoting a suicide attempt.
     4    A person is guilty of promoting a suicide attempt when:
     5    (a) he or she intentionally causes or aids another person  to  attempt
     6  suicide; or
     7    (b)  he  or  she endangers the welfare of an incompetent, a vulnerable
     8  elderly person or a physically disabled person as set forth  in  section
     9  260.25,  260.32 or 260.34 of this chapter and such conduct significantly
    10  contributed to the victim's suicide attempt.
    11    Promoting a suicide attempt is a class E felony.
    12    § 2. Section 125.15 of the penal law is amended to read as follows:
    13  § 125.15 Manslaughter in the second degree.
    14    A person is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree when:
    15    1. He or she recklessly causes the death of another person; or
    16    2. He or she commits upon a female an abortional act which causes  her
    17  death, unless such abortional act is justifiable pursuant to subdivision
    18  three of section 125.05; or
    19    3.  He  or  she  intentionally causes or aids another person to commit
    20  suicide; or
    21    4. He or she endangers the welfare of  an  incompetent,  a  vulnerable
    22  elderly  person, or a physically disabled person as set forth in section
    23  260.25, 260.32 or 260.34 of this chapter and such conduct  significantly
    24  contributed to the victim's suicide.
    25    Manslaughter in the second degree is a class C felony.
    26    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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