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Mar 06, 2018 |
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Feb 27, 2018 |
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Feb 13, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 12, 2018 |
1st report cal.468 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to codes returned to senate died in assembly |
Feb 06, 2017 |
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advanced to third reading |
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2nd report cal. |
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1st report cal.76 |
Jan 06, 2017 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S1109
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 22nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
2017-S1109 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6754
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §145.23, add §145.24, rpld §145.22, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S2686
2011-2012: S473
2013-2014: S3307, A7201
2015-2016: S3806, A5339
2019-2020: S345, A8727
2021-2022: S3691, A2507
2023-2024: S2114, A217
2017-S1109 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Removes the $250 amount of damage from cemetery desecration in the second degree; makes cemetery desecration in the second degree a class E felony to apply to any damage or theft regardless of value; adds crime of cemetery desecration in the first degree and makes such crime a class D felony.
2017-S1109 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1109 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to cemetery desecration; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto PURPOSE : This bill would reclassify the crime of cemetery desecration in the first degree as cemetery desecration in the second degree, and establishes the new crime of cemetery desecration in the first degree, so as to include all property, regardless of value, under the crime of cemetery desecration. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of this bill would amend section 145.23 of the Penal Law to reclassify the crime of cemetery desecration in the first degree as cemetery desecration in the second degree, and would further amend such crime to include all property, regardless of value, located at a cemetery plot, grave, burial place or other place of interment of human remains in the crime of cemetery desecration. Section two of this bill would further add a new section 145.24 to the penal law, to establish the new crime of cemetery desecration in the first degree, when a person previously has been convicted of the crime
2017-S1109 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1109 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- 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 cemetery desecration; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 145.23 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 353 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: § 145.23 Cemetery desecration in the [first] SECOND degree. A person is guilty of cemetery desecration in the [first] SECOND degree when with intent to damage property of another person, and having no right to do so nor any reasonable ground to believe that he OR SHE has such right, he OR SHE: (a) damages any real or personal property maintained as a cemetery plot, grave, burial place or other place of interment of human remains [in an amount exceeding two hundred fifty dollars]; or (b) with intent to steal personal property, he OR SHE steals personal property[, the value of which exceeds two hundred fifty dollars,] which is located at a cemetery plot, grave, burial place or other place of interment of human remains and which property is owned by the person or organization which maintains or owns such place or the estate, next-of- kin or representatives of the deceased person interred there[; or (c) commits the crime of cemetery desecration in the second degree as defined in section 145.22 of this article and has been previously convicted of the crime of cemetery desecration in the second degree within the preceding five years]. Cemetery desecration in the [first] SECOND degree is a class E felony. § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 145.24 to read as follows: § 145.24 CEMETERY DESECRATION IN THE FIRST DEGREE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04815-01-7
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