Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 12, 2018 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S9165
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
2017-S9165 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §120.05, Pen L
2017-S9165 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9165 SPONSOR: PHILLIPS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to including licensed munici- pal public safety officers 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 a licensed municipal public safety officer. JUSTIFICATION: This bill is necessary to protect security personnel performing duties at municipal facilities.
2017-S9165 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9165 I N S E N A T E September 12, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PHILLIPS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to including licensed munici- pal public safety officers 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, LICENSED MUNICI- PAL PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER or employee of any entity governed by the public service law in the course of performing an essential service, 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 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 enforcement agent, New York city sanitation work- er, firefighter, paramedic, technician, city marshal, school crossing guard appointed pursuant to section two hundred eight-a of the general EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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