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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 54: Prohibits the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense in sex crimes

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 54 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense in sex crimes. Primary sponsor: Nathalia Fernández (Democratic). It lists 28 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2026): REFERRED TO 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.

Prohibits the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense in sex crimes where the victim is under the extreme influence of any substance which renders them incapable of appraising or controlling such victim's conduct and incapable of clearly expressing lack of consent.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Democratic/Working Families 8 · Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nathalia FernándezPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9
Steve ChanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate17
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Kristen GonzalezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Liz KruegerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
Jack MartinsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate7
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Jessica RamosCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Chris RyanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate50
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Jose SerranoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate29
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52
Bill WeberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38
Jeremy ZellnerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate61

“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. REFERRED TO CODES
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.199
  7. REFERRED TO CODES
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  10. REFERRED TO CODES
  11. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  12. REPASSED SENATE

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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