Senate BillPassed first house
S 4545: Repeals provisions relating to persons knowing themselves to be infected with venereal disease.
What S 4545 does, verified July 2, 2025
The bill repeals a section of the public health law that relates to persons knowing themselves to be infected with venereal disease. This repeal takes effect immediately, meaning that no new prosecutions or actions can be started under the repealed law on or after the effective date. The repeal does not affect any ongoing prosecutions or actions that were already commenced before the effective date.
Bill journey
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Last action: ordered to third reading rules cal.770 (2025-06-16)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4545
- What is the current status of S 4545?
- As of July 2, 2025, S 4545 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on June 16, 2025, was "ordered to third reading rules cal.770".
- Did S 4545 pass?
- Not yet. S 4545 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote S 4545, and where is it now?
- S 4545 was authored by Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal with 8 coauthors.
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| Jun. 16, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.770 |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | substituted for a733a |
| Jun. 12, 2025 | referred to codes |
| Jun. 12, 2025 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 12, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 6, 2025 · 232 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4545 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, BRISPORT, GONZALEZ, JACKSON, RAMOS, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to criminal liability for persons living with sexually transmitted infections who engage in sexual activity; and to repeal section 2307 of the public health law relating to persons knowing themselves to be infected with venereal disease The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2307 of the public health law is REPEALED. 2 § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 160.50 of the criminal procedure law is 3 amended by adding a new paragraph (m) to read as follows: 4 (m) the conviction was for the violation of former section 2307 of 5 the public health law. 6 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and no prosecution or 7 action shall be commenced or continued pursuant to section 2307 of the 8 public health law as repealed pursuant to section one of this act on or 9 after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02064-01-5
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