In the halls of the New York State Capitol, with a budget deadline bearing down, it seems that all that anyone wants to talk about is adultery.
An antiquated but seldom-enforced state law categorizes adultery as a crime, and past efforts to repeal it have gone nowhere.
But that seems poised to change.
The Assembly overwhelmingly voted in favor of a bill to repeal the adultery law last month, and a Senate committee last week moved a matching bill to the floor for a full vote that could come as soon as this week.
The developments have attracted global attention, with the Assembly bill’s sponsor, Charles Lavine, a Democrat from Long Island, fielding interview requests from Europe to South America.
Persons:
Charles Lavine
Organizations:
New York State Capitol, Assembly, Democrat
Locations:
Long, Europe, South America