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A 5783: Provides that being eighteen years old or more, while in the course of committing rape in the first, second or third degree, criminal sexual act in the first, second or third degree, sexual abuse in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first, second, third or fourth degree, or incest in the first, second or third degree, against a person less than eighteen years old, such defendant intentionally causes the death of such person.
What A 5783 does, verified May 28, 2026
The bill aims to expand upon existing laws by increasing the age of protection from sexual abuse from 14 to 18 years old. This change applies to cases where the perpetrator is 18 years old or more and causes the death of a victim under 18. The law is intended to be an expansion of an existing law, known as "Joan's Law", which previously denied parole to child victims under the age of 14. The bill will take effect on the first of November, following its enactment.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5783
- What is the current status of A 5783?
- As of May 28, 2026, A 5783 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 codes".
- Did A 5783 pass?
- Not yet. A 5783 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5783, and where is it now?
- A 5783 was authored by Asm. Patrick Chludzinski with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| May. 13, 2025 | held for consideration in codes |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 299 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5783 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CHLUDZINSKI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to enacting "Paula's law" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 "Paula's law". 3 § 2. Legislative intent. This act is an expansion of "Joan's Law", 4 enacted in 2004, which denies parole in these circumstances for child 5 victims under the age of fourteen. This act expands upon "Joan's Law" by 6 including child victims under the age of eighteen. 7 § 3. Subdivision 5 of section 125.25 of the penal law, as amended by 8 chapter 23 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows: 9 5. Being eighteen years old or more, while in the course of committing 10 rape in the first, second or third degree, a crime formerly defined in 11 section 130.50, 130.45 or 130.40 of this title, the crime of sexual 12 abuse in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first, second, 13 third or fourth degree, or incest in the first, second or third degree, 14 against a person less than [fourteen] eighteen years old, [he or she] 15 such defendant intentionally causes the death of such person. 16 § 4. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 17 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03456-01-5
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