New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11679: Enacts "Jacob Freytes' law"
Status: In committee, September 2, 2026
Enacts "Jacob Freytes' law; provides that a person is guilty of murder in the second degree when they recklessly cause the death of a person less than eighteen years old; relates to sentences of imprisonment for felonies for causing the death of a person less than eighteen years old.
What the bill says
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to enacting "Jacob Freytes' law".
From the introduced text, September 2, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to enacting "Jacob Freytes' law" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Jacob Freytes' law". § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 125.25 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 23 of the laws of 2024, is amended and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows: 5. Being eighteen years old or more, while in the course of committing rape in the first, second or third degree, a crime formerly defined in section 130.50, 130.45 or 130.40 of this title, the crime of 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 fourteen years old, [he or she] THEY intentionally [causes] CAUSE the death of such person[.]; OR 6. THEY RECKLESSLY CAUSE THE DEATH OF A PERSON LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD. § 3. Subdivisions 3 and 5 of section 70.00 of the penal law, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 738 of the laws of 2004, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 107 of the laws of 2006, paragraph (b) as …
Sponsors
- John Mikulin (R, 17) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO CODES
Subjects: Penal Law
Common questions
- What is A11679?
- A11679 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Enacts "Jacob Freytes' law".
- What does A11679 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to enacting "Jacob Freytes' law".
- What is the status of A11679?
- In committee as of September 2, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO CODES (September 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11679?
- John Mikulin (R, 17).
- Where is the official record for A11679?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11679
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