Adultery is a crime in New York state but lawmakers are pushing for a change

A member of New York's State Assembly is leading a new charge to overturn a law that crimin

by JANA DECAMILLA | WRGB StaffFILE - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at the state Capitol, Feb. 1, 2023, in Albany, N.Y. Assemblymember Charles Lavine, D-Glen Cove, believes that "the state has no business regulating consensual sexual behavior between adults.After passing unanimously through the Assembly'sin earlier this month, the bill passed in the full chamber Monday by a vote of 137-10 and now rests in the hands of the Senate.

This outdated statute criminalizes sexual behavior between consenting adults.” he said. “It is long past time for us to remove it from the penal code. If a law is not enforced, there is no reason it should be maintained.

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