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A 7027: Establishes the crime of aggravated forcible touching by an incarcerated individual as a class E felony.
What A 7027 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to establish a new crime of aggravated forcible touching by an incarcerated individual. An incarcerated individual is guilty of this crime when they intentionally and without a legitimate purpose touch the intimate parts of a person they know or should know is an employee of a facility, board, or police officer for the purpose of degrading or abusing them. The term "incarcerated individual" refers to a person in a correctional facility, local correctional facility, or hospital. The term "respondent" refers to a juvenile in a secure facility operated by the Office of Children and Family Services. The term "facility" includes correctional facilities, local correctional facilities, hospitals, and secure facilities operated by the Office of Children and Family Services. This crime is classified as a class E felony. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7027
- What is the current status of A 7027?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 7027 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 7027 pass?
- Not yet. A 7027 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7027, and where is it now?
- A 7027 was authored by Asm. Andrea Bailey with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| May. 13, 2025 | held for consideration in codes |
| Mar. 18, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 18, 2025 · 380 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7027 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BAILEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of aggravated forcible touching by an incarcerated individual The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 130.52-a 2 to read as follows: 3 § 130.52-a Aggravated forcible touching by an incarcerated individual. 4 1. An incarcerated individual or respondent is guilty of aggravated 5 forcible touching by an incarcerated individual when such incarcerated 6 individual intentionally and for no legitimate purpose forcibly touches 7 the sexual or other intimate parts of a person whom they know or reason- 8 ably should know to be an employee of a facility, the board of parole, 9 the office of mental health, a probation department, bureau or unit, or 10 a police officer, for the purpose of degrading or abusing such person or 11 for the purpose of gratifying the incarcerated individual's or respond- 12 ent's sexual desire. 13 2. For purposes of this section: 14 (a) "incarcerated individual" means an incarcerated individual or 15 detainee in a correctional facility, local correctional facility or a 16 hospital, as such term is defined in subdivision two of section four 17 hundred of the correction law; 18 (b) "respondent" means a juvenile in a secure facility operated and 19 maintained by the office of children and family services who is placed 20 with or committed to the office of children and family services; and 21 (c) "facility" means a correctional facility or local correctional 22 facility, hospital as such term is defined in subdivision two of section 23 four hundred of the correction law, or a secure facility operated and 24 maintained by the office of children and family services. 25 Aggravated forcible touching by an incarcerated individual is a class 26 E felony. 27 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10047-02-5
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