Enacts Noah's Law; creates the crimes of child abuse, vulnerable elderly person or incompetent or physically disabled person abuse, and torture

S 3526, "Noah's Law," creates new criminal offenses for abuse of specific vulnerable groups and defines torture. It establishes two degrees of child abuse (second degree: class B felony for reckless harm or cruelty; first degree: class A felony for intentional serious harm) and similar abuse crimes for vulnerable elderly, incompetent, or disabled individuals. The bill also defines "torture" as intentionally causing severe physical injury or mental suffering to someone under one's custody, regardless of whether harm occurs, classified as a class A felony. These provisions directly affect individuals who commit such acts against children or vulnerable persons, creating specific criminal penalties where none existed before.