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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Senate Bill S6221
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 50th 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
2023-S6221 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2180
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§120.05, 120.08 & 120.11, add §120.05-a, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020:
A10989
2021-2022: A4996
2023-S6221 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6221 SPONSOR: MANNION TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to increasing the penalties for assault on police officers, peace officers, firefighters and emer- gency medical technicians PURPOSE OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to increase the penalty for criminal acts of assault on law enforcement officers and emergency first responders. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this bill would make technical changes to section 120.05 of the Penal Law. Section 2 of this bill would amend the Penal Law by adding a new section 120.05-a which creates a new penalty for assault on a police officer causing physical injury and designates such penalty as a class C felony.
2023-S6221 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6221 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MANNION -- 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 increasing the penalties for assault on police officers, peace officers, firefighters and emer- gency medical technicians THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 120.05 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 267 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: 3. With intent to prevent a peace officer, [a police officer,] prose- cutor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20 of the crimi- nal procedure law, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, public health sanitarian, New York city public health sanitarian, sanitation enforcement agent, New York city sanitation worker, a firefighter, including a firefighter acting as a paramedic or emergency medical tech- nician administering first aid in the course of performance of duty as such firefighter, an emergency medical service paramedic or emergency medical service technician, or medical or related personnel in a hospi- tal emergency department, a city marshal, a school crossing guard appointed pursuant to section two hundred eight-a of the general munici- pal law, a traffic enforcement officer, traffic enforcement agent or employee of any entity governed by the public service law in the course of performing an essential service, from performing a lawful duty, by means including releasing or failing to control an animal under circum- stances evincing the actor's intent that the animal obstruct the lawful activity of such peace officer, [police officer,] prosecutor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, public health sanitarian, New York city public health sanitarian, sanitation enforcement agent, New York city sanitation worker, firefighter, paramedic, technician, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02398-01-3
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