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      S5041

2025-2026 Legislative Session Relates to defining a victim of a sexual offense

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Luis R. Sepúlveda

(D) 32nd Senate District

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    A6338
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Brad Hoylman-Sigal

(D, WF) Senate District

Dean Murray

(R, C) 3rd Senate District

Steven D. Rhoads

(R, C) 5th Senate District

Lea Webb

(D, WF) 52nd Senate District

2025-S5041

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See Assembly Version of this Bill: A6338 Law Section: Executive Law Laws Affected: Amd §108, Exec L Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions: 2019-2020: S7728, A10969
2021-2022: S2789, A7845
2023-2024: S3236, A1068

2025-S5041

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          - Summary

Adds to the definition of a victim of a sexual offense by including a victim of unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image.

2025-S5041

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        - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER: S5041

SPONSOR: SEPULVEDA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to defining a victim of a
sexual offense

 
PURPOSE:

To amend the definition of "victims of a sexual offense" to include
victims of revenge porn.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the definition of a "victim of a sexual offense" to
mean a victim of any act constitution an offense as defined under arti-
cle one hundred thirty, and/or sections 245.15, 255.25. 255.26, and
255.27 of penal law, including threats or attempts to commit such
offenses.

Section 2 provides an effective date.
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      - Bill Text [download pdf](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/s5041)

S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K

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                               5041

                    2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                         I N  S E N A T E

                         February 18, 2025
                            ___________

Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, WEBB -- read twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Codes

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to defining a victim of a
sexual offense

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Paragraph (i) of subdivision 1 of section 108 of the execu-
tive law, as added by chapter 141 of the laws of 2019, is amended to
read as follows:
(i) "Victim of a sexual offense" means a victim of any act constitut-
ing an offense as defined under article one hundred thirty, and/or
sections 245.15, 255.25, 255.26, and 255.27 of the penal law, including
threats or attempts to commit such offenses.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06034-01-5

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