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Senate bill · S3831 (2025-26)

Relates to removing the ten year time period from the crime of persistent sexual abuse

Latest action Apr 24, 2025

Summary

Relates to removing the ten year time period from the crime of persistent sexual abuse.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A870, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Penal Law.

Committee

Codes · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to remove the ten year time period in relation to being defined as a person who has committed persistent sexu- al abuse. Previously, one who had committed the crime of forcible touch- ing, sexual abuse in the third degree, or sexual abuse in the second degree, within a ten year period, would be guilty of persistent sexual abuse.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateApr 24, 2025Result: passed

    (51) (0) (0) (11)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Codes

    Senate CodesMar 10, 2025Result: passed

    (13) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Dean Murray, Lea Webb and 1 more on Agora

  • Democratic2
  • Republican1
See the full list on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

The sponsor's argument

Why the sponsor says this is needed

Sexual abuse is a serious issue. Preventative measures must be taken in order to protect the people of the great State of New York. Those who commit sexual abuses must know that such acts will not be tolerated, and the consequences for such acts should reflect that message accordingly. By allowing individuals to be convicted of a class E felony only if one commits the sexual abuses within a ten year period sends the wrong message and must be corrected. This legislation aims to correct this oversight.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

  1. Apr 24, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. Apr 24, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. Apr 24, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Assembly

  4. Mar 12, 2025

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  5. Mar 11, 2025

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

Show full history (2 earlier events)
  1. Mar 10, 2025

    1ST Report CAL.503

    1ST REPORT CAL.503

    NY Senate

  2. Jan 30, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Senate

About this record

Summary

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Nov 1, 2026. About our data

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