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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1933: Enacts "Paula's law"

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 1933 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts "Paula's law". Primary sponsor: Bill Weber (Republican/Conservative). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 18, 2026): DEFEATED IN CODES.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Provides that being eighteen years old or more, while in the course of committing rape in the first, second or third degree, criminal sexual act in the first, second or third degree, sexual abuse in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first, second, third or fourth degree, or incest in the first, second or third degree, against a person less than eighteen years old, such defendant intentionally causes the death of such person.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 7 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill WeberPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Jack MartinsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate7
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Rob OrttCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate62
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. DEFEATED IN CODES
  2. NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
  3. REFERRED TO CODES
  4. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source