Assembly Bill A3378

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the harassment of certain employees of a transit agency or authority

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A3378 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.30, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9653
2017-2018: A6443
2021-2022: A4469
2023-2024: A1150

2019-A3378 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the harassment of certain employees of a transit agency or authority whose operation is authorized by New York state or any of its political subdivisions.

2019-A3378 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3378
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to harassing certain employ-
   ees of a transit agency or authority
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 240.30 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A. STRIKES, SHOVES, KICKS, OR OTHERWISE SUBJECTS ANOTHER  PERSON  TO
 PHYSICAL CONTACT, WHICH INCLUDES SPITTING ON SUCH OTHER PERSON, AND SUCH
 OTHER  PERSON  IS A TRAIN OPERATOR, TICKET INSPECTOR, CONDUCTOR, SIGNAL-
 PERSON, BUS OPERATOR OR STATION AGENT EMPLOYED BY  ANY  TRANSIT  AGENCY,
 AUTHORITY  OR  COMPANY, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, WHOSE OPERATION IS AUTHORIZED
 BY NEW YORK STATE OR ANY OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS; OR
   § 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.
                                                            LBD05968-01-9

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