Assembly Bill A7986

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to aggravated harassment in the first degree

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A7986 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5950
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.31, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7547
2017-2018: S718
2019-2020: S353
2021-2022: S1542

2023-A7986 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to aggravated harassment in the first degree; includes the display of a swastika in public view in aggravated harassment in the first degree.

2023-A7986 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7986
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to aggravated harassment in
   the first degree
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of  section  240.31  of the penal law, as
 amended by chapter 74 of the  laws  of  2008,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   4. Sets on fire a cross in public view OR DISPLAYS A SWASTIKA, COMMON-
 LY  EXHIBITED  AS  THE  EMBLEM  OF  NAZI GERMANY, ON A BILLBOARD, AERIAL
 DISPLAY OR BY A SIMILAR METHOD FOR UNINVITED PUBLIC VIEWING; or
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06606-01-3

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