Bill Text: NY A05565 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to codes [A05565 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A05565-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5565

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     March 16, 2023
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        Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT, SANTABARBARA, McDONOUGH -- read once and
          referred 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    [3.]  2.  He  or  she  intentionally  causes or aids another person to
    17  commit suicide;
    18    3. He or she endangers the welfare of  an  incompetent,  a  vulnerable
    19  elderly  person, or a physically disabled person as set forth in section
    20  260.25, 260.32 or 260.34 of this chapter and such conduct  significantly
    21  contributed to the victim's suicide.
    22    Manslaughter in the second degree is a class C felony.
    23    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01443-01-3