Assembly Actions -
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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to governmental operations |
Jan 06, 2021 |
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Assembly Bill A237
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
QUART
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
William Colton
Robert J. Rodriguez
Albert A. Stirpe
2021-A237 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A237 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 237 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. QUART, COLTON, RODRIGUEZ, STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law and the civil rights law, in relation to harassment through electronic communication THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 840 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 7. THE COUNCIL SHALL, IN ADDITION: (A) DEVELOP, MAINTAIN, AND DISSEMINATE WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING CURRENT INTERNET TECHNOLOGY AND HOW SUCH TECHNOLOGY MAY BE USED TO PERPETRATE HARASSMENT OR OTHER CRIMES. SUCH POLICIES AND PROCE- DURES SHALL MAKE PROVISIONS FOR THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF NEW AND VETERAN POLICE OFFICERS; AND (B) RECOMMEND TO THE GOVERNOR, RULES AND REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION ON AN ONGOING BASIS OF A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ALL CURRENT AND NEW POLICE OFFICERS REGARDING THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, ALONG WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PERIODIC RETRAINING OF POLICE OFFICERS. § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 79-n of the civil rights law, as amended by chapter 93 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 2. Any person who intentionally selects a person or property for harm or causes damage to the property of another or causes physical injury or death to another or summons a police officer or peace officer without reason to suspect a violation of the penal law, any other criminal conduct, or an imminent threat to a person or property, OR COMMITS HARASSMENT AS DEFINED IN SECTION 240.25 OF THE PENAL LAW in whole or in substantial part because of a belief or perception regarding the race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, religion, religious practice, age, disability or sexual orientation of a person, regardless of whether EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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