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A 5722: Expands the definition of a sex offense to include sexually motivated felonies.
What A 5722 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to strengthen the definition of sex offenses in New York. A conviction for certain crimes, such as kidnapping and sexually motivated felonies, will be considered a sex offense if the victim is under 17 years old. The bill also includes provisions for prostitution offenses, where the person being prostituted is under 17 years old. The updated definition will help law enforcement agencies and the courts to better identify and prosecute sex crimes more effectively. The bill will take effect 90 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to correction (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5722
- What is the current status of A 5722?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5722 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to correction".
- Did A 5722 pass?
- Not yet. A 5722 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5722, and where is it now?
- A 5722 was authored by Asm. Jodi Giglio. Its committee of record is Assembly Correction.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to correction |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | referred to correction |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 311 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5722 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the definition of a sex offense The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of 2 section 168-a of the correction law, as amended by chapter 23 of the 3 laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows: 4 (i) a conviction of or a conviction for an attempt to commit any of 5 the provisions of sections 120.70, 130.20, 130.25, 130.30, former 6 section 130.40, former section 130.45, sections 130.60, 230.34, 7 230.34-a, 250.50, 255.25, 255.26 and 255.27 or article two hundred 8 sixty-three of the penal law, or section 135.05, 135.10, 135.20 or 9 135.25 of such law relating to kidnapping offenses, provided the victim 10 of such kidnapping or related offense is less than seventeen years old 11 and the offender is not the parent of the victim, or for a sexually 12 motivated felony pursuant to section 130.91, or section 230.04, where 13 the person patronized is in fact less than seventeen years of age, 14 230.05, 230.06, 230.11, 230.12, 230.13, subdivision two of section 15 230.30, section 230.32, 230.33, or 230.34 of the penal law, or section 16 230.25 of the penal law where the person prostituted is in fact less 17 than seventeen years old, or 18 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 19 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01613-01-5
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