BILL NUMBER: S7351
SPONSOR: LANZA
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the penal law and the criminal procedure law, in
relation to promoting sexual performances by a child
 
PURPOSE:
Elevates promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child and promot-
ing a sexual performance by a child to be class B felonies.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one amends the closing paragraph of section 263.10 of the penal
law and Section two amends the closing paragraph of section 263.15 of
the penal law to increase the penalty of promoting an obscene sexual
performance by a child from a class D felony to a class 13 felony.
Section three requires that a plea of guilty allows for no plea bargain
for such offense.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This bill makes it a class B felony for promoting an obscene sexual
performance by a child and promoting a sexual performance by a child.
Sex offenses against children are intolerable acts that society should
put up with. This measure would also require those who plead guilty
cannot plea down to a lesser offense. This bill will keep these classes
of criminals out of our neighborhoods so they cannot harm society's
innocent children.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024: S.3090-Referred to Codes
2023: S.3090-Referred to Codes
2022: S.4509-Referred to Codes
2021: S.4509-Referred to Codes
2020: S.2635-Referred to Codes
2019: S.2635-Referred to Codes
2018: S.2635-Referred to Codes/A.6532- Referred to Codes
2017: S.2635-Passed Senate/ A.6532- Referred to Codes
2016: S.3755-Passed Senate
2015: S.3755-Passed Senate
2014: S.2137-Referred to Codes/A.7415-Referred to Codes
2013: S.2137-Referred to Codes/A.7415-Referred to Codes
2012: S.4119-Passed Senate/ A.6657- Referred to Codes
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first November next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law.

Statutes affected:
S7351: 263.10 penal law, 263.15 penal law, 220.10 criminal procedure law, 220.10(5) criminal procedure law