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Assembly Bill A2738

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Includes removal or threat of removal of religious clothing as aggravated harassment in the second degree

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2019-A2738 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.30, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11334
2021-2022: A2123
2023-2024: A8849

2019-A2738 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes removal or threat of removal of religious clothing as aggravated harassment in the second degree.

2019-A2738 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2738
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  FERNANDEZ  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law,  in  relation  to  including  removal  or
   threat  of  removal  of religious clothing as aggravated harassment in
   the second degree
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  240.30  of the penal law, as
 amended by chapter 188 of the laws  of  2014,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3. With the intent to harass, annoy, threaten or alarm another person,
 he  or  she strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise subjects another person
 to physical contact, INCLUDING REMOVING A RELIGIOUS CLOTHING ARTICLE  OR
 HEADDRESS  FROM  SUCH  PERSON,  or  attempts or threatens to do the same
 because of a belief or perception regarding such person's  race,  color,
 national  origin,  ancestry,  gender, religion, religious practice, age,
 disability or sexual orientation, regardless of whether  the  belief  or
 perception is correct; or
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03764-01-9

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