NY A06776 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on March 31 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-04 - referred to codes
Pending: Assembly Codes Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Enacts the child protection act of 2010; establishes the class A-I felony of aggravated murder of a child for which the sentence shall be life imprisonment without parole; aggravated murder of a child shall include intentional killing of a person under 14 while in the course of committing rape, criminal sexual acts, aggravated sexual abuse or incest against such child, or the depraved indifference or intentional killing of a person under 14 while being legally responsible for the care of such child; repeals provisions of murder in the second degree which mirror certain provisions of aggravated murder of a child; treats the offense of aggravated murder of a child in a manner similar to murder in the first degree; establishes the offenses of aggravated manslaughter of a child, aggravated abuse of a child in the first, second and third degrees, and aggravated endangering the welfare of a child.

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Title

Enacts the child protection act of 2010; establishes the class A-I felony of aggravated murder of a child for which the sentence shall be life imprisonment without parole; aggravated murder of a child shall include intentional killing of a person under 14 while in the course of committing rape, criminal sexual acts, aggravated sexual abuse or incest against such child, or the depraved indifference or intentional killing of a person under 14 while being legally responsible for the care of such child; repeals provisions of murder in the second degree which mirror certain provisions of aggravated murder of a child; treats the offense of aggravated murder of a child in a manner similar to murder in the first degree; establishes the offenses of aggravated manslaughter of a child, aggravated abuse of a child in the first, second and third degrees, and aggravated endangering the welfare of a child.

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-01-04Assemblyreferred to codes
2011-03-31Assemblyreferred to codes

Same As/Similar To

S03285 (Same As) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO CODES

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