Assembly Bill A634

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to bias related criminal activity

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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-A634 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 491 §491.00, Pen L; amd §720.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1450
2011-2012: A5046
2013-2014: A3730
2015-2016: A3986
2017-2018: A3629
2019-2020: A4059
2021-2022: A2050

2023-A634 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Proscribes conduct constituting a bias related crime, meaning for such purposes, the commission of a designated act that demonstrates a prejudice based on the race, color, religion, national origin, age, ethnicity, disability, gender or sexual orientation of the victim; denies the granting of youthful offender status for any offender committing such a crime.

2023-A634 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    634
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. AUBRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the  penal  law  and  the  criminal  procedure  law,  in
   relation to bias related crime
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a  new  article  491  to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 491
                            BIAS RELATED CRIMES
 SECTION 491.00 BIAS RELATED CRIME.
 § 491.00 BIAS RELATED CRIME.
   1.  AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "DESIGNATED OFFENSE" SHALL MEAN:
 ASSAULT IN THE THIRD DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION 120.00; ASSAULT  IN  THE
 SECOND  DEGREE  PURSUANT  TO SECTION 120.05; ASSAULT IN THE FIRST DEGREE
 PURSUANT TO SECTION 120.10; MANSLAUGHTER IN THE SECOND  DEGREE  PURSUANT
 TO  SECTION 125.15; MANSLAUGHTER IN THE FIRST DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION
 125.20; MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION 125.25; RAPE  IN
 THE  THIRD  DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION 130.25; RAPE IN THE SECOND DEGREE
 PURSUANT TO SECTION 130.30; RAPE IN THE FIRST DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION
 130.35; ARSON IN THE THIRD DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION 150.10;  ARSON  IN
 THE  SECOND DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION 150.15; ARSON IN THE FIRST DEGREE
 PURSUANT TO SECTION 150.20; ROBBERY IN  THE  THIRD  DEGREE  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION 160.05; ROBBERY IN THE SECOND DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION 160.10;
 ROBBERY  IN THE FIRST DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION 160.15; BURGLARY IN THE
 THIRD DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION 140.20; BURGLARY IN THE  SECOND  DEGREE
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  140.25;  BURGLARY IN THE FIRST DEGREE PURSUANT TO
 SECTION 140.30; CRIMINAL  TRESPASS  IN  THE  THIRD  DEGREE  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION  140.10;  CRIMINAL  TRESPASS  IN  THE  SECOND DEGREE PURSUANT TO
 SECTION 140.15; CRIMINAL  TRESPASS  IN  THE  FIRST  DEGREE  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION  140.17;  CRIMINAL  MISCHIEF  IN  THE  THIRD  DEGREE PURSUANT TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01618-01-3

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