Assembly Actions -
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Mar 28, 2018 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 27, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 13, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 12, 2018 |
1st report cal.474 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to codes returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 08, 2017 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 22, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
May 17, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
May 16, 2017 |
1st report cal.1029 |
Jan 17, 2017 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S2728
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 53rd 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
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) 32nd Senate District
2017-S2728 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2136
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §120.05, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S7515, A10539
2013-2014: S4006, A2680
2015-2016: S1974, A2401
2019-2020: S4514, A6391
2021-2022: S4130, A748
2023-2024: S4222
2017-S2728 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2728 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to including employees of the office of children and family services on the list of public employees for which prevention of duties qualifies as assault in the second degree SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill would amend subdivisions 3 and 11 of the Penal Law section 120.05, specifying that any act constituting a misdemeanor assault in the third degree pursuant to Penal Law section 120.00 would be elevated to a class D felony offense if committed against an employee of a secure or limited secure residential facility licensed, certified and operated by the Office of Children and Family Services. JUSTIFICATION : This bill is needed to protect staff at OCFS secure or limited secure residential facilities who are being brutalized by youth who have been sentenced to these facilities. Unfortunately, assaults to these employees are not uncommon, and far too often result in serious injuries. Current law provides for enhanced criminal assault penalties to protect police officers, firefighters, paramedics, emergency room workers, school employees,
2017-S2728 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2728 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, AVELLA -- 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 including employees of the office of children and family services on the list of public employees for which prevention of duties qualifies as assault in the second degree THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 11 of section 120.05 of the penal law, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 267 of the laws of 2016 and subdivi- sion 11 as separately amended by chapters 268 and 281 of the laws of 2016, are amended to read as follows: 3. With intent to prevent a peace officer, a police officer, prosecu- tor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, public health sanitarian, New York city public health sanitarian, sanitation enforce- ment agent, New York city sanitation worker, a firefighter, including a firefighter acting as a paramedic or emergency medical technician admin- istering first aid in the course of performance of duty as such fire- fighter, an emergency medical service paramedic or emergency medical service technician, or medical or related personnel in a hospital emer- gency department, a city marshal, a school crossing guard appointed pursuant to section two hundred eight-a of the general municipal law, a traffic enforcement officer, traffic enforcement agent or employee of any entity governed by the public service law in the course of perform- ing an essential service, OR EMPLOYEE OF A SECURE OR LIMITED SECURE RESIDENTIAL FACILITY LICENSED, CERTIFIED OR OPERATED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, from performing a lawful duty, by means including releasing or failing to control an animal under circumstances evincing the actor's intent that the animal obstruct the lawful activity of such peace officer, police officer, prosecutor as defined in subdivi- sion thirty-one of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, regis- tered nurse, licensed practical nurse, public health sanitarian, New York city public health sanitarian, sanitation enforcement agent, New
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