S 6425 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts "Barreto's law"

S 6425, titled "Barreto's law," creates a new criminal offense called "vehicular manslaughter in the third degree" for causing another person's death through specific reckless driving violations. It directly affects drivers who cause fatalities while committing one of three actions: reckless driving (VTL §1200), aggravated unlicensed operation (VTL §511), or driving uninsured (Insurance Law §3420). The law classifies this offense as a class E felony, establishing a clear criminal penalty for these specific behaviors. The bill takes immediate effect upon enactment.
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Introduced Mar 13, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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