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NY S 5393

in committee

Relates to offenses committed while in or upon a building, facility, property, vehicle or train owned, leased or operated by the metropolitan transportation authority

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5393 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5393 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY S 5393 about?

Relates to sexual abuse in the first degree where a person is incapable of consent while a passenger on public transportation and the contact was intentional and with the sole purpose of sexual gratification; relates to public lewdness while a passenger on public transportation; establishes enhanced penalties for offenses committed while in or upon a building, facility, property, vehicle or train owned, leased or operated by the metropolitan transportation authority; provides for the suspension or revocation of the use of a building, facility, property, vehicle or train owned, leased or operated by the metropolitan transportation authority.

Who sponsors NY S 5393?

Jessica Scarcella-Spanton is the primary sponsor of NY S 5393.

Description

Relates to sexual abuse in the first degree where a person is incapable of consent while a passenger on public transportation and the contact was intentional and with the sole purpose of sexual gratification; relates to public lewdness while a passenger on public transportation; establishes enhanced penalties for offenses committed while in or upon a building, facility, property, vehicle or train owned, leased or operated by the metropolitan transportation authority; provides for the suspension or revocation of the use of a building, facility, property, vehicle or train owned, leased or operated by the metropolitan transportation authority.

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

  • Jessica Scarcella-Spantonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 3243not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2518not in this corpus
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  • Prior session: S 3229not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 5265not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 5511not in this corpus

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Attribution

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