Senate Bill S1896

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to assault in the third 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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2023-S1896 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1520
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9888
2017-2018: A5340
2019-2020: S4327, A4014
2021-2022: S4224, A8925

2023-S1896 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to assault in the third degree by a person against an operator, driver or passenger on a bus, taxicab, aerial tramway, subway or other motor vehicle.

2023-S1896 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1896 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1896
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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  assault  in  the  third
   degree
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 120.00 of the penal law is  renum-
 bered  subdivision  4,  and  a  new  subdivision  3  is added to read as
 follows:
   3. HE OR SHE CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO AN OPERATOR, DRIVER, OR PASSEN-
 GER ON A BUS, TAXICAB, AERIAL TRAMWAY, SUBWAY, OR OTHER  MOTOR  VEHICLE,
 USED  FOR  THE  TRANSPORTATION  OF  PERSONS FOR HIRE, OR TO A SCHOOL BUS
 DRIVER, A STATION AGENT OR TICKET AGENT FOR  THE  ENTITY  PROVIDING  THE
 TRANSPORTATION,  AND  HE OR SHE KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD KNOW THAT THE
 VICTIM, IN THE CASE OF AN OPERATOR, DRIVER, OR AGENT, IS ENGAGED IN  THE
 PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES, OR IS A PASSENGER; OR
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01467-01-3



              

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