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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Senate Bill S531
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 7th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 9th Senate District
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
(R, C) 2nd Senate District
(R, C) 51st Senate District
2025-S531 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §240.80, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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S8625
2025-S531 (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-S531 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 531 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MARTINS, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, GRIFFO, MATTERA, OBERACKER, PALUMBO, RHOADS, ROLISON, WEBER -- 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 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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