| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to codes |
| Jan 21, 2021 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S2580
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 54th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
2021-S2580 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §120.05, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2017-2018:
S4311
2019-2020: S172
2023-2024: S2550
2025-2026: S3118
2021-S2580 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2580
SPONSOR: HELMING
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to expanding the offense of
assault in the second degree to include the infliction of physical inju-
ry to employees of domestic violence shelters and persons seeking shel-
ter in such shelters
PURPOSE:
Provides expanded protections to employees of domestic violence shelters
and on those seeking shelter in such domestic violence shelters.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill would add a new subdivision 3-d to Section 120.05 of the Penal
Law.
JUSTIFICATION:
2021-S2580 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2580
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 21, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- 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 expanding the offense of
assault in the second degree to include the infliction of physical
injury to employees of domestic violence shelters and persons seeking
shelter in such shelters
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 120.05 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 3-d to read as follows:
3-D. (A) WITH INTENT TO PREVENT AN EMPLOYEE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHEL-
TERS FROM PERFORMING HIS OR HER LAWFUL DUTIES WHILE LOCATED ON THE
GROUNDS, REAL PROPERTY, OR A BUILDING OWNED, MANAGED, OR OPERATED BY
SUCH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS OR WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF SUCH
SHELTERS, HE OR SHE CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH EMPLOYEE; AND
(B) WITH INTENT TO PREVENT PERSONS SEEKING SERVICES FROM SUCH DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE SHELTERS AND/OR RESIDING IN SUCH SHELTERS FROM ACCESSING THE
GROUNDS, REAL PROPERTY, OR A BUILDING OWNED, MANAGED, OR OPERATED BY
SUCH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS OR WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF SUCH
SHELTERS, HE OR SHE CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH PERSON; OR
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04562-01-1
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