Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to codes |
Jun 06, 2017 |
held for consideration in codes |
Feb 16, 2017 |
referred to codes |
Assembly Bill A5879
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RAIA
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Brian Kolb
Gary Finch
Dean Murray
multi-Sponsors
William A. Barclay
Clifford Crouch
Michael J. Fitzpatrick
Stephen Hawley
2017-A5879 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A5879 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5879 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 16, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RAIA, KOLB, FINCH, MURRAY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, CROUCH, FITZPATRICK, HAWLEY, McDONOUGH, McLAUGH- LIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to justification for the use of physical force THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 35.15 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 511 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows: (i) in his or her dwelling OR ON SURROUNDING GROUNDS and not the initial aggressor. SURROUNDING GROUNDS IS DEFINED, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, AS REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE OWNER OF THE DWELLING OR IN ANY COMMON AREAS OWNED BY A COOPERATIVE OR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; or § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06868-01-7
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