Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 14, 2017 |
signed chap.167 |
Aug 09, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 19, 2017 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1034 substituted for s5512a |
Jun 19, 2017 |
substituted by a7198a |
Jun 05, 2017 |
amended on third reading (t) 5512a |
May 22, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
May 17, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
May 16, 2017 |
1st report cal.1034 |
Apr 04, 2017 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S5512
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7198 - Signed by Governor
- 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
2017-S5512 - Details
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§240.00 & 485.05, Pen L
2017-S5512 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5512 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to hate crimes and community centers PURPOSE : To include threats to community centers, specifically placing a false bomb or hazardous substance in the first degree and falsely reporting an incident in the second degree to the list of specified offenses under the hate crime law. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends section 240.00 of the penal law to explicitly state that in connection with offenses against the public order, a public place includes community centers. Section 2 amends subdivision 3 of section 485.05 of the penal law to add the crimes of placing a false bomb or hazardous substance in the first degree and falsely reporting an incident in the second degree to the list of specified offenses, a required element of a hate crime. JUSTIFICATION : Since the beginning of 2017, over 100 bomb threats have been called in
2017-S5512 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5512 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 4, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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 hate crimes and community centers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 240.00 of the penal law is amended to read as follows: 1. "Public place" means a place to which the public or a substantial group of persons has access, and includes, but is not limited to, high- ways, transportation facilities, schools, places of amusement, parks, playgrounds, COMMUNITY CENTERS, and hallways, lobbies and other portions of apartment houses and hotels not constituting rooms or apartments designed for actual residence. § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 485.05 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 405 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 3. A "specified offense" is an offense defined by any of the following provisions of this chapter: section 120.00 (assault in the third degree); section 120.05 (assault in the second degree); section 120.10 (assault in the first degree); section 120.12 (aggravated assault upon a person less than eleven years old); section 120.13 (menacing in the first degree); section 120.14 (menacing in the second degree); section 120.15 (menacing in the third degree); section 120.20 (reckless endan- germent in the second degree); section 120.25 (reckless endangerment in the first degree); section 121.12 (strangulation in the second degree); section 121.13 (strangulation in the first degree); subdivision one of section 125.15 (manslaughter in the second degree); subdivision one, two or four of section 125.20 (manslaughter in the first degree); section 125.25 (murder in the second degree); section 120.45 (stalking in the fourth degree); section 120.50 (stalking in the third degree); section 120.55 (stalking in the second degree); section 120.60 (stalking in the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
2017-S5512A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§240.00 & 485.05, Pen L
2017-S5512A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5512A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to including community centers in the definition of "public place" PURPOSE : To clarify that in connection with offenses against the public order, a public place includes community centers. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends section 240.00 of the penal law to explicitly state that in connection with offenses against the public order, a public place includes community centers. Section 2 provides the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Since the beginning of 2017, over 100 bomb threats have been called in to Jewish community centers across the country. These threats go hand in hand with a recent dramatic rise in anti-Semitic crime. These heinous acts are placing a strain upon communities and disrupting the everyday routine of affected centers, forcing unnecessary evacuations of adults, children and infants. More importantly, these threats
2017-S5512A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5512--A Cal. No. 1034 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 4, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to including community centers in the definition of "public place" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 240.00 of the penal law is amended to read as follows: 1. "Public place" means a place to which the public or a substantial group of persons has access, and includes, but is not limited to, high- ways, transportation facilities, schools, places of amusement, parks, playgrounds, COMMUNITY CENTERS, and hallways, lobbies and other portions of apartment houses and hotels not constituting rooms or apartments designed for actual residence. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10752-03-7
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