Assembly Bill A10505A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes crimes against essential workers during a declared state disaster emergency

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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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2019-A10505 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8286
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Part 4 Title Y-3 Art 497 §§497.00 - 497-10, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8522, S955

2019-A10505 - Summary

Provides that a person commits a crime against an essential worker during a declared state disaster emergency when he or she commits a specified offense against an essential worker and such crime is committed against such worker while in the course of their employment during the pendency of a declared state disaster emergency; defines terms; makes related provisions.

2019-A10505 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10505
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 22, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Ryan) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the  penal  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  crimes
   against essential workers during a declared state disaster emergency
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Part 4 of the penal law is amended by adding  a  new  title
 Y-3 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE Y-3
         CRIMES AGAINST ESSENTIAL WORKERS DURING A DECLARED STATE
                            DISASTER EMERGENCY
 
                                ARTICLE 497
         CRIMES AGAINST ESSENTIAL WORKERS DURING A DECLARED STATE
                            DISASTER EMERGENCY
 SECTION 497.00 DEFINITIONS.
         497.05 CRIMES  AGAINST ESSENTIAL WORKERS DURING A DECLARED STATE
                  DISASTER EMERGENCY.
         497.10 SENTENCING.
 § 497.00 DEFINITIONS.
   AS USED IN THIS TITLE:
   1. "DECLARED STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY" SHALL MEAN  A  PERIOD  OF  TIME
 BEGINNING  WITH  THE  DECLARATION OF A DISASTER PURSUANT TO AN EXECUTIVE
 ORDER AND IN CONFORMANCE WITH ARTICLE TWO-B OF THE  EXECUTIVE  LAW.  THE
 DECLARED  STATE  DISASTER  EMERGENCY  SHALL  END UPON TERMINATION OF THE
 EXECUTIVE ORDER.
   2. "EMPLOYEE" SHALL MEAN A PAID WORKER OR VOLUNTEER  WORKER  PROVIDING
 WORK  AND/OR  SERVICES FOR THEIR EMPLOYER DURING THE PERIOD OF THE EMER-
 GENCY.
   3. "ESSENTIAL WORKER" SHALL MEAN AN EMPLOYEE OF AN ESSENTIAL  BUSINESS
 OR  AN  EMPLOYEE  OF  THE  STATE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, A SCHOOL DISTRICT, A
 MUNICIPALITY OR AN AUTHORITY WORKING WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA AS DEFINED
 BY THE EXECUTIVE ORDER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2019-A10505A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8286
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Part 4 Title Y-3 Art 497 §§497.00 - 497-10, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8522, S955

2019-A10505A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a person commits a crime against an essential worker during a declared state disaster emergency when he or she commits a specified offense against an essential worker and such crime is committed against such worker while in the course of their employment during the pendency of a declared state disaster emergency; defines terms; makes related provisions.

2019-A10505A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10505--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 22, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Ryan) --
   read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal  law,  in relation to establishing crimes
   against essential workers during a declared state disaster emergency

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Part  4 of the penal law is amended by adding a new title
 Y-3 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE Y-3
         CRIMES AGAINST ESSENTIAL WORKERS DURING A DECLARED STATE
                            DISASTER EMERGENCY
 
                                ARTICLE 497
         CRIMES AGAINST ESSENTIAL WORKERS DURING A DECLARED STATE
                            DISASTER EMERGENCY
 SECTION 497.00 DEFINITIONS.
         497.05 CRIMES AGAINST ESSENTIAL WORKERS DURING A DECLARED  STATE
                  DISASTER EMERGENCY.
         497.10 SENTENCING.
 § 497.00 DEFINITIONS.
   AS USED IN THIS TITLE:
   1.  "DECLARED  STATE  DISASTER  EMERGENCY" SHALL MEAN A PERIOD OF TIME
 BEGINNING WITH THE DECLARATION OF A DISASTER PURSUANT  TO  AN  EXECUTIVE
 ORDER  AND  IN  CONFORMANCE WITH ARTICLE TWO-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW. THE
 DECLARED STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY SHALL  END  UPON  TERMINATION  OF  THE
 EXECUTIVE ORDER.
   2.  "EMPLOYEE"  SHALL MEAN A PAID WORKER OR VOLUNTEER WORKER PROVIDING
 WORK AND/OR SERVICES FOR THEIR EMPLOYER DURING THE PERIOD OF  THE  EMER-
 GENCY.
   3.  "ESSENTIAL WORKER" SHALL MEAN AN EMPLOYEE OF AN ESSENTIAL BUSINESS
 OR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE, LOCAL  GOVERNMENT,  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  A
 MUNICIPALITY OR AN AUTHORITY WORKING WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA AS DEFINED
 BY THE EXECUTIVE ORDER.
   4.  "ESSENTIAL  BUSINESS" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IS DEFINED BY

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