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A 7049: Enacts "Jeremiah's law"; establishes the offense of filing a false report concerning a minor.
What A 7049 does, verified January 13, 2026
The bill introduces "Jeremiah's Law" to establish a new offense of filing a false report concerning a minor. This law would make it a crime to falsely report an incident in the third degree involving a child under the age of thirteen. The penalty for this offense would be a class E felony. The law would take effect on November 1st of the following year after its enactment.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7049
- What is the current status of A 7049?
- As of January 13, 2026, A 7049 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 7049 pass?
- Not yet. A 7049 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7049, and where is it now?
- A 7049 was authored by Asm. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn with 8 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Mar. 20, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 20, 2025 · 247 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7049 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, MEEKS, ZINERMAN, JACKSON, SIMON, GIBBS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing "Jeremiah's Law" relating to establishing the offense of filing a false report concerning a minor 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 "Jeremiah's Law". 3 § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.49 to read 4 as follows: 5 § 240.49 Filing a false report concerning a minor. 6 A person is guilty of filing a false report concerning a minor when 7 such person falsely reports an incident in the third degree as described 8 in section 240.50 of this article and the individual who is the accused 9 subject of the report is a child under the age of thirteen years. 10 Filing a false report concerning a minor is a class E felony. 11 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 12 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05047-01-5
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