Assembly Bill A4636

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Expands the definition of aggravated harassment in the second 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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2025-A4636 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.30, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8071
2017-2018: A4728
2019-2020: A5808
2021-2022: A8405
2023-2024: A2429

2025-A4636 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the definition of aggravated harassment in the second degree to include the disclosure of certain private information identifying a police officer for no legitimate purpose.

2025-A4636 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4636
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEMPOLINSKI -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to expanding  the  definition
   of aggravated harassment in the second degree
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 5 of  section  240.30  of  the  penal  law,  as
 amended  by chapter 188 of the laws of 2014, is amended and a new subdi-
 vision 6 is added to read as follows:
   5. [He or she] SUCH PERSON commits the  crime  of  harassment  in  the
 first  degree  and has previously been convicted of the crime of harass-
 ment in the first degree as defined by section 240.25  of  this  article
 within the preceding ten years[.]; OR
   6.  DISCLOSES  OR  DISSEMINATES IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER THE RESIDENCE
 ADDRESS, PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION IDENTIFYING A
 POLICE OFFICER FOR NO LEGITIMATE PURPOSE AND KNOWS OR REASONABLY  SHOULD
 KNOW  THAT  SUCH  CONDUCT IS LIKELY TO CAUSE REASONABLE FEAR OF MATERIAL
 HARM TO THE PHYSICAL HEALTH, SAFETY  OR  PROPERTY  OF  SUCH  OFFICER,  A
 MEMBER OF SUCH OFFICER'S FAMILY, OR A THIRD PARTY WITH WHOM SUCH OFFICER
 IS ACQUAINTED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08120-01-5

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