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A 2473: Designates the definition of person for the purposes of homicide as Mya's law.
What A 2473 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to clarify the definition of a person in the context of the penal law. The law would define a person as a human being who has been born and is alive, specifically when referring to the victim of a homicide. This change is intended to provide clarity and consistency in the application of the law, and the law would take effect immediately upon passage.
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 17, 2025 · 160 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2473 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 17, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the definition of person The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The closing paragraph of section 125.05 of the penal law, 2 as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 "Person," when referring to the victim of a homicide, means a human 5 being who has been born and is alive. This provision shall be known as 6 "Mya's law". 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04589-01-5
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