senate Bill S2636

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Includes contacts via text, email or other electronic communication in the definition of the offense of aggravated harassment in the second degree

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 21, 2020 referred to codes
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jan 15, 2020 advanced to third reading
Jan 14, 2020 2nd report cal.
Jan 13, 2020 1st report cal.59
Jan 08, 2020 referred to codes
returned to senate
died in assembly
Jun 06, 2019 referred to codes
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jun 03, 2019 advanced to third reading
May 30, 2019 2nd report cal.
May 29, 2019 1st report cal.980
Jan 28, 2019 referred to codes

Votes

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Jul 21, 2020 - floor Vote

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Floor Vote: Jul 21, 2020

aye (60)

Jan 13, 2020 - Codes committee Vote

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Codes Committee Vote: Jan 13, 2020

aye (12)
aye wr (1)

Jun 6, 2019 - floor Vote

S2636
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Floor Vote: Jun 6, 2019

aye (61)
excused (1)

May 29, 2019 - Codes committee Vote

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Absent
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Codes Committee Vote: May 29, 2019

aye (13)

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S2636 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A231
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.30, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S9148, A11344
2021-2022: S1477, A544
2023-2024: S2450, A3883

S2636 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes contacts via text, email or other electronic communication in the definition of the offense of aggravated harassment in the second degree.

S2636 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S2636 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  2636

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- 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  including  contacts  via
  text, email or other electronic communication in the definition of the
  offense of 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 2 of  section  240.30  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  188  of  the  laws  of 2014, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. With intent to harass or threaten another person, he or she makes a
telephone call, OR CONTACTS VIA TEXT, EMAIL OR OTHER ELECTRONIC COMMUNI-
CATION, whether or not a conversation ensues, with no purpose of legiti-
mate communication; or
  § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. Effective immediate-
ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized to be made on or before such date.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02677-01-9

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