Prohibits the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense in sex crimes and creates an affirmative defense for such crimes
Summary
Prohibits the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense in sex crimes; creates an affirmative defense where the defendant, at the time he or she engaged in the conduct constituting the offense, did not know of the facts or conditions responsible for such lack of consent.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2021
Last action Jun 3, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 10, 2021
How they voted
60–1
Passed
Total votes 61
Jun 10, 2021
D
Democratic42
97% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jun 3, 2022
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jun 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 452A
upper
Jan 6, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
upper
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AB
Alessandra Biaggi
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Brian Kavanagh
DDemocratic
Co
ER
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick
DDemocratic
Co
Jamaal Bailey
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
James Skoufis
DDemocratic
Co
Jeremy Cooney
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
John Liu
DDemocratic
Co
JM
John Mannion
DDemocratic
Co
Jose Serrano
DDemocratic/Working Families
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