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S 2576: Designates the definition of person for the purposes of homicide as Mya's law.
What S 2576 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the Penal Law in New York to clarify the definition of a "person" in the context of a homicide. Specifically, it defines a "person" as a human being who has been born and is alive, rather than just being alive at the time of the offense. This change is intended to provide clarity and ensure that the definition is consistent with modern understanding of human life. The bill also states that this change shall take effect immediately.
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 21, 2025 · 165 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2576 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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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