Assembly Bill A4469

2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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

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2021-A4469 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6860
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.30, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9653
2017-2018: A6443
2019-2020: A3378
2023-2024: A1150, S5917

2021-A4469 (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.

2021-A4469 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4469
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WALKER, COLTON, COOK, SEAWRIGHT -- 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
   §  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.
                                                            LBD07864-01-1

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