Assembly Bill A9653

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the harassment of certain employees of a transit agency or authority

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A9653 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5475
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง240.30, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6443, S3669
2019-2020: A3378
2021-2022: A4469
2023-2024: A1150

2015-A9653 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the harassment of certain employees of a transit agency or authority whose operation is authorized by New York state or any of its political subdivisions.

2015-A9653 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9653

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 24, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to harassing certain employ-
  ees of a transit agency or authority

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 240.30 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
  3-A. STRIKES, SHOVES, KICKS, OR OTHERWISE SUBJECTS ANOTHER  PERSON  TO
PHYSICAL CONTACT, WHICH INCLUDES SPITTING ON SUCH OTHER PERSON, AND SUCH
OTHER  PERSON  IS A TRAIN OPERATOR, TICKET INSPECTOR, CONDUCTOR, SIGNAL-
PERSON, BUS OPERATOR OR STATION AGENT EMPLOYED BY  ANY  TRANSIT  AGENCY,
AUTHORITY  OR  COMPANY, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, WHOSE OPERATION IS AUTHORIZED
BY NEW YORK STATE OR ANY OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS; OR
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11159-01-5

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