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NY S 5281

in committee

Relates to deeming individuals facing criminal charges as being incapable of consent when the actor is a law enforcement agent who knows or should know that such person is facing pending charges

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 5281 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5281 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY S 5281 about?

Deems individuals facing criminal charges as being incapable of consent when the actor is a police officer, peace officer or other law enforcement agent who knows or reasonably should know that such person is facing pending charges unless such person is a member of the same family or household as such police officer, peace officer or other law enforcement agent.

Who sponsors NY S 5281?

Luis R. Sepúlveda is the primary sponsor of NY S 5281, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Deems individuals facing criminal charges as being incapable of consent when the actor is a police officer, peace officer or other law enforcement agent who knows or reasonably should know that such person is facing pending charges unless such person is a member of the same family or household as such police officer, peace officer or other law enforcement agent.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CODES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Luis R. Sepúlvedaprimary
  • Nathalia Fernandezcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-20

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 6790not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4348not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5281?summary=&detail=

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