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Senate Bill S3992
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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
2019-S3992 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S3992 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3992 SPONSOR: GALLIVAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to creating the offense of unlawful funeral protest PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill aims to preclude the protesting of funerals throughout New York State, within one hour of the funeral's commencement and culmi- nation, allowing mourners to grieve without the distraction that comes from such protesting. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill establishes a new section 240.12 of the penal law regarding the unlawful protest of a funeral. Section two establishes the effective date.
2019-S3992 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3992 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 22, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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 creating the offense of unlawful funeral protest THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.12 to read as follows: § 240.12 UNLAWFUL FUNERAL PROTEST. 1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNLAWFUL FUNERAL PROTEST IF HE OR SHE ENGAGES IN PROTEST ACTIVITIES AT ANY LOCATION AT WHICH A FUNERAL IS HELD, WITHIN ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF ANY FUNERAL, AND UNTIL ONE HOUR FOLLOWING THE CESSATION OF ANY FUNERAL, IF SUCH PROTEST ACTIVITIES: (A) TAKE PLACE WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET OF A ROAD, PATHWAY, OR OTHER ROUTE OF INGRESS TO OR EGRESS FROM CEMETERY PROPERTY AND INCLUDE, AS PART OF SUCH ACTIVITIES, ANY INDIVIDUAL WILLFULLY MAKING OR ASSISTING IN THE MAKING OF ANY NOISE OR DIVERSION THAT DISTURBS OR TENDS TO DISTURB THE PEACE OR GOOD ORDER OF THE FUNERAL, MEMORIAL SERVICE, OR CEREMONY; OR (B) ARE WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET OF SUCH CEMETERY AND IMPEDE THE ACCESS TO OR EGRESS FROM SUCH CEMETERY. 2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: (A) "FUNERAL" MEANS THE CEREMONIES, PROCESSIONS, AND MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE BURIAL OR CREMATION OF THE DEAD; AND (B) "PROTEST ACTIVITIES" MEANS: (1) ANY PICKETING OR SIMILAR CONDUCT; (2) ANY ORATION, SPEECH OR USE OF SOUND AMPLIFICATION EQUIPMENT OR DEVICE OR SIMILAR CONDUCT THAT IS NOT PART OF A COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE; (3) THE DISPLAY OF ANY PLACARD, SIGN, BANNER, FLAG OR SIMILAR DEVICE, UNLESS SUCH DISPLAY IS PART OF A COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE; AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02962-01-9
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