A04714 Summary:
BILL NO | A04714 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S08744 |
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SPONSOR | Lavine |
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COSPNSR | Taylor, Zebrowski, Glick, Hevesi, Simon, Hyndman, Levenberg |
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Rpld 255.17, Pen L | |
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Repeals the crime of adultery. |
A04714 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)   BILL NUMBER: A4714 SPONSOR: Lavine
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to repeal section 255.17 of the penal law relating to the crime of adultery   PURPOSE: To decriminalize adultery   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 repeals section 255.17 of the penal law. Section 2 sets the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: This outdated statute criminalizes sexual behavior between consenting adults as a Class B Misdemeanor, punishable by up to three months in prison and a fine of up to $500. The state has no business regulating the consensual sexual behavior between adults. It is long-past time for us to remove this statute from the penal law.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2021 - 2022: A100 (Quart) 2019 - 2020: A11073 (Quart)   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: None to the state.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take place immediately.
A04714 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4714 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 22, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to repeal section 255.17 of the penal law relating to the crime of adultery The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 255.17 of the penal law is REPEALED. 2 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09649-01-3