Assembly Bill A3951

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Enacts the New York state antisemitism vandalism act

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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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2025-A3951 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S531
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §240.80, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S8625

2025-A3951 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the New York state antisemitism vandalism act which establishes the crime of vandalism of pro-Israel print, which provides a class A misdemeanor for any individual who intentionally destroys, damages, removes, or causes to be destroyed, damaged or removed any banner, poster, flyer or billboard which is located in a public space, where the intent or purpose of such banner, poster, flyer or billboard is to bring awareness for Israeli individuals who have been victims of a crime, or to positively support the country or citizens of Israel in any way.

2025-A3951 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3951
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. NORBER, BROOK-KRASNY, E. BROWN, NOVAKHOV -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to  enacting  the  "New  York
   state antisemitism vandalism act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "New  York
 state antisemitism vandalism act".
   §  2.  The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.80 to read
 as follows:
 § 240.80 VANDALISM OF PRO-ISRAEL PRINT.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF VANDALISM OF PRO-ISRAEL PRINT WHEN  SUCH  PERSON
 INTENTIONALLY  DESTROYS,  DAMAGES,  REMOVES,  OR CAUSES TO BE DESTROYED,
 DAMAGED OR REMOVED ANY BANNER,  POSTER,  FLYER  OR  BILLBOARD  WHICH  IS
 LOCATED  IN  A PUBLIC SPACE, WHERE THE INTENT OR PURPOSE OF SUCH BANNER,
 POSTER, FLYER OR BILLBOARD IS TO BRING AWARENESS FOR ISRAELI INDIVIDUALS
 WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF A CRIME, OR TO POSITIVELY SUPPORT  THE  COUNTRY
 OR CITIZENS OF ISRAEL IN ANY WAY.
   VANDALISM OF PRO-ISRAEL PRINT IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01739-01-5

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