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Assembly Member · Assembly District 121
8 Co-sponsors
History
- Approval memo.17
- Signed chap.315
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–1
- 3rd reading cal.414
- Substituted for S1606B
- Recommitted to codes
- Returned to senate
- Repassed assembly
- Amended on third reading 2257b
- Amended on third reading 2257a
Show 15 earlier actions
- Vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
- Returned to assembly
- Recalled from senate
- Referred to codes
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.187
- Returned to assembly
- Died in senate
- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.650
- Reported
- Referred to codes
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Expands when a person is guilty of criminal trespass in the second degree
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor David J. Valesky
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A2257B
Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of criminal trespass in the second degree
Purpose or general idea of bill
The bill creates the category of crim- inal trespass by a level two or level three sex offender if he or she enters a school where the victim of his or her offense attends or formerly attended, with some exceptions.
Summary of specific provisions
The bill adds a new subdivision 2 to section 140.15 of the penal law. Under this new subdivision, a person is guilty of criminal trespass when he or she is a level two or three sex offender and enters a school where his or her victim attends or used to attend. Exceptions are Made for a person who is a parent or guardian of a child at the school and enters the school to attend his or her child's extracurricular or academic activities, for a person who enters the school for the limited purpose of voting, or for any other limited purpose explicitly authorized-by the superintendent or chief administra- tor of the school.
Justification
Additional precautions must be taken to ensure the safe- ty of vulnerable populations. This bill addresses the need to prevent level two and level three sex offenders from becoming a threat to the victims of their crimes. While an order of protection may be available by petition, this bill is necessary as an additional and long-term means of protecting victims from exposure to further harm.
Prior legislative history
2010: A.2257 Passed Assembly 2009: A.2257 Passed Assembly 2008: A.6850 Passed Assembly 2007: A.6650 Passed Assembly
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
November 1 after enactment.
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