Senate Bill S4055

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to aggravated harassment in the second degree

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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-S4055 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.30, Pen L

2025-S4055 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the types of transit and tolling employees protected from harassment under the penal law.

2025-S4055 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4055
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to 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 3-a of section 240.30  of  the  penal  law,  as
 added  by  section  1  of  part  Z of chapter 55 of the laws of 2024, is
 amended to read as follows:
   3-a. With the intent to  harass,  annoy,  threaten  or  alarm  another
 person,  such  person  strikes,  shoves,  kicks, THROWS SOMETHING AT, or
 otherwise subjects another person to physical  contact,  which  includes
 spitting  on  such other person, and such other person is a train opera-
 tor, ticket inspector, conductor, signalperson,  bus  operator,  station
 agent,  station  cleaner,  terminal cleaner, station customer assistant,
 traffic checker; person  whose  official  duties  include  the  sale  or
 collection  of tickets, passes, vouchers, or other revenue payment media
 for use on a train, bus, or ferry  or  the  collection  or  handling  of
 revenues  therefrom;  a person whose official duties include the MANAGE-
 MENT, ADMINISTRATION, OPERATION,  CONSTRUCTION,  SECURITY,  SAFETY,  LAW
 ENFORCEMENT,  INCIDENT  RESPONSE, maintenance, repair, inspection, trou-
 bleshooting, testing or cleaning of OR AT buses or  ferries,  a  transit
 signal  system,  elevated  or underground subway tracks, transit station
 structure, including fare equipment,  escalators,  elevators  and  other
 equipment  necessary  to  passenger  service,  commuter  rail  tracks or
 stations, train yard,  revenue  train  in  passenger  service,  a  ferry
 station,  or  a  train  or  bus station or terminal, ROADWAYS, WALKWAYS,
 TUNNELS, BRIDGES, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, TOLLING FACILITIES OR THEIR
 SUPPORTING SYSTEMS, BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES, VEHICLE TOWING,  OR  OPERA-
 TION  OF  ANY  VEHICLE  OF ANY TRANSIT OR TOLLING AGENCY OR AUTHORITY OR
 COMPANY; or a supervisor, MANAGER, OR ADMINISTRATOR of  such  personnel,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07404-01-5

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