Assembly Actions -
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Aug 17, 2012 |
signed chap.434 |
Aug 06, 2012 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 19, 2012 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.377 substituted for a4672d referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1337 |
Jun 15, 2012 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7720
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, IP) Senate District
(R, C) 60th Senate District
2011-S7720 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S7720 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7720 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to protecting employees of local social services districts from assault PURPOSE: This bill enhances the criminal penalties for assaulting employees of a local social services district while in performance of their duties SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would add new subdivisions 3-a and 11-a of the Penal Law 120.05, specifying that any act constituting a misdemeanor assault in the third degree pursuant to Penal Law § 120.00 would be elevated to a class D non-violent felony offense if committed against an employee of any local social services district while performing an assigned duty providing, or directly related to investigating of or response to alleged abuse or neglect of a child, a vulnerable elderly person or an incompetent or physically disabled person, or providing public assistance and care. JUSTIFICATION: Local social services district employees working directly with individuals in
2011-S7720 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7720 I N S E N A T E June 15, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GOLDEN, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to protecting employees of local social services districts from assault THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 120.05 of the penal law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 3-a and 11-a to read as follows: 3-A. WITH INTENT TO PREVENT AN EMPLOYEE OF A LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN INVESTIGATION OF OR RESPONSE TO ALLEGED ABUSE OR NEGLECT OF A CHILD, A VULNERABLE ELDERLY PERSON OR AN INCOMPE- TENT OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSON, FROM PERFORMING SUCH INVESTIGATION OR RESPONSE, THE ACTOR, NOT BEING SUCH CHILD, VULNERABLE ELDERLY PERSON OR INCOMPETENT OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSON, OR WITH INTENT TO PREVENT AN EMPLOYEE OF A LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN PROVIDING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND CARE FROM PERFORMING HIS OR HER JOB, CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH EMPLOYEE INCLUDING BY MEANS OF RELEASING OR FAILING TO CONTROL AN ANIMAL UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES EVINCING THE ACTOR'S INTENT THAT THE ANIMAL OBSTRUCT THE LAWFUL ACTIVITIES OF SUCH EMPLOYEE; OR 11-A. WITH INTENT TO CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY TO AN EMPLOYEE OF A LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN INVESTIGATION OF OR RESPONSE TO ALLEGED ABUSE OR NEGLECT OF A CHILD, VULNERABLE ELDERLY PERSON OR AN INCOMPETENT OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSON, THE ACTOR, NOT BEING SUCH CHILD, VULNERABLE ELDERLY PERSON OR INCOMPETENT OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSON, OR WITH INTENT TO PREVENT AN EMPLOYEE OF A LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN PROVIDING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND CARE FROM PERFORMING HIS OR HER JOB, CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH EMPLOYEE; OR S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00451-14-2
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