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NY S06306

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

James Sanders

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Adds a new form of unlawful surveillance in the second degree for trespassing onto property and observing another person for sexual arousal or gratification when the victim is inside a dwelling, not in plain view, and has a reasonable expectation of privacy

  • Expands unlawful surveillance in the first degree to include cases where the offender has a prior conviction for a sex offense under Article 130 (sex offenses) or Article 230 (prostitution offenses)

  • Elevates unlawful surveillance to first degree (class D felony) when the intended victim is under 16 years of age

  • Makes technical language changes throughout to use gender-neutral terminology, replacing "he or she" with "such person"

  • Takes effect 90 days after becoming law

Legislative Description

Relates to unlawful surveillance; adds additional actions constituting unlawful surveillance in the second degree and in the first degree.

Last Action

REFERRED TO CODES

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Codes3/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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