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Assembly Bill A2800A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to an intentional act or course of action that would cause serious physical harm to ten or more people

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2015-A2800 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S430
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.60, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9784, S7931
2017-2018: A7848, S2521
2019-2020: S708

2015-A2800 - Summary

Relates to an intentional act or course of action that would cause serious physical harm to ten or more people.

2015-A2800 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2800

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

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 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.
                                                           LBD01204-01-5

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2015-A2800A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S430
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.60, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9784, S7931
2017-2018: A7848, S2521
2019-2020: S708

2015-A2800A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to an intentional act or course of action that would cause serious physical harm to ten or more people.

2015-A2800A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2800--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

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 an intentional act or
  continuing course of action that would cause serious physical harm  to
  ten or more people

  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
INTENTIONAL  ACT OR CONTINUING COURSE OF ACTION THAT WOULD CAUSE SERIOUS
PHYSICAL HARM TO TEN OR MORE PEOPLE, upon school grounds and it is like-
ly 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.
                                                           LBD01204-03-5

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