assembly Bill A6756

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to when a person is guilty of obstructing firefighting operations

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 25, 2017 signed chap.124
Jul 13, 2017 delivered to governor
May 24, 2017 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading cal.449
substituted for a6756
May 24, 2017 substituted by s1022
May 18, 2017 advanced to third reading cal.449
May 16, 2017 reported
Mar 17, 2017 referred to codes

Votes

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Feb 14, 2017 - floor Vote

S1022
58
1
floor
58
Aye
1
Nay
1
Absent
3
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Feb 14, 2017

aye (58)
nay (1)
absent (1)
excused (3)

Feb 6, 2017 - Codes committee Vote

S1022
15
1
committee
15
Aye
1
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Committee Vote: Feb 6, 2017

aye (15)
nay (1)
excused (1)

A6756 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1022
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §195.15, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4610, S1450
2011-2012: A2821, S241
2013-2014: A6874, S1058
2015-2016: A3643, S2977

A6756 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a person who intentionally obstructs the efforts of any firefighter performing emergency medical care on a sick or injured person is guilty of the crime of obstructing firefighting operations.

A6756 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  6756

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 17, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee 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:
§ 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.
  § 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.
                                                           LBD04163-01-7