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| May 25, 2016 | referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
| May 23, 2016 | ordered to third reading cal.977 committee discharged and committed to rules |
| Jan 06, 2016 | referred to codes returned to senate died in assembly |
| May 20, 2015 | referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
| May 19, 2015 | ordered to third reading cal.852 committee discharged and committed to rules |
| Jan 30, 2015 | referred to codes |
senate Bill S2977
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Rich Funke
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
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Tony Avella
(D) 0 Senate District
Phil Boyle
(R) 0 Senate District
Patrick M. Gallivan
(R, C) 60th Senate District
William J. Larkin, Jr.
(R, C) 0 Senate District
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Michael F. Nozzolio
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Diane J. Savino
(D, IP) 0 Senate District
Catharine Young
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
S2977 (ACTIVE) - Details
S2977 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2977 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of obstructing firefighting operations PURPOSE: To add that individuals who obstruct a firefighter from performing emergency medical care shall be guilty of the crime of obstructing a fire fighting operation, a class A misdemeanor. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends Section 195.15 of the penal law to add language stating that by obstructing a firefighter who is performing emergency services you are guilty of a class A misdemeanor. JUSTIFICATION: Firefighters perform various important functions in their day to day routine. The law affords them special protection while in performance of these duties. However, a loophole does exist that does not adequately protect a firefighter who is performing emergency services. An example occurred in the City of Rochester where a fire company was
S2977 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2977
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 30, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. FUNKE -- 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 the crime of obstructing
firefighting operations
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 195.15 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 731
of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
S 195.15 Obstructing firefighting operations.
A person is guilty of obstructing firefighting operations when he OR
SHE intentionally and unreasonably obstructs the efforts of any:
1. [fireman] FIREFIGHTER in extinguishing a fire, or prevents or
dissuades another from extinguishing or helping to extinguish a fire;
[or]
2. [fireman] FIREFIGHTER, police officer or peace officer in perform-
ing his OR HER duties in circumstances involving an imminent danger
created by an explosion, threat of explosion or the presence of toxic
fumes or gases; OR
3. FIREFIGHTER PERFORMING EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE ON A SICK OR INJURED
PERSON.
Obstructing firefighting operations is a class A misdemeanor.
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.
LBD01224-01-5
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