assembly Bill A9784A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the threat of mass violence

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 08, 2014 print number 9784a
Aug 08, 2014 amend (t) and recommit to codes
May 22, 2014 referred to codes

Bill Amendments

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Co-Sponsors

A9784 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7931
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.60, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A2800, S430
2017-2018: A7848, S2521
2019-2020: S708

A9784 - Summary

Relates to the threat of mass violence.

A9784 - Bill Text download pdf 

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9784

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 22, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. LENTOL, PAULIN -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to threats of gun violence

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subdivision 5 of section 240.60 of the penal law, as added
by chapter 561 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
  5. Knowing the information reported,  conveyed  or  circulated  to  be
false  or  baseless and under circumstances in which it is likely public
alarm or inconvenience will result, he or she initiates or circulates  a
report or warning of an alleged occurrence or an impending occurrence of
a  fire,  an explosion, [or] the release of a hazardous substance, OR AN
ACT OF MASS VIOLENCE upon school grounds and it is likely  that  persons
are present on said grounds.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15158-01-4

Co-Sponsors

A9784A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7931
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.60, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A2800, S430
2017-2018: A7848, S2521
2019-2020: S708

A9784A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the threat of mass violence.

A9784A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 9784--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 22, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. LENTOL, PAULIN -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to threats of mass violence

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 240.60 of the penal law, as  added
by chapter 561 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
  5.  Knowing  the  information  reported,  conveyed or circulated to be
false or baseless and under circumstances in which it is  likely  public
alarm  or inconvenience will result, he or she initiates or circulates a
report or warning of an alleged occurrence or an impending occurrence of
a fire, an explosion, [or] the release of a hazardous substance,  OR  AN
ACT  OF  MASS VIOLENCE upon school grounds and it is likely that persons
are present on said grounds.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15158-02-4