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                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  FERNANDEZ,  FAHY,  COLTON, GRIFFIN, DARLING,
   TAYLOR, FALL, DICKENS, CRUZ, PICHARDO, J. RIVERA, RAMOS, JOYNER, COOK,
   NIOU, DeSTEFANO, DAVILA, D. ROSENTHAL, SAYEGH, FRONTUS --  Multi-Spon-
   sored  by  --  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON,  NOLAN, SIMON -- 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 8 of the laws of 2019, 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, gender identity or expression,  reli-
 gion, religious practice, age, disability or sexual orientation, regard-
 less 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.
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