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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 5041: Relates to defining a victim of a sexual offense

Passed one chamber 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 5041 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to defining a victim of a sexual offense. Primary sponsor: Luis Sepúlveda (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY A6338.

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.

Adds to the definition of a victim of a sexual offense by including a victim of unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 1 · Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Luis SepúlvedaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY A6338
  2. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  3. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  4. 1ST REPORT CAL.276
  5. REFERRED TO CODES
  6. RETURNED TO SENATE
  7. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  8. REFERRED TO CODES
  9. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  10. PASSED SENATE
  11. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  12. 2ND REPORT CAL.

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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