Senate Bill S955

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes crimes against essential workers during a declared state disaster emergency

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S955 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8522
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Part 4 Title Y-3 Art 497 §§497.00 - 497-10, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S8286, A10505

2021-S955 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a person commits a crime against an essential worker during a declared state disaster emergency when he or she commits a specified offense against an essential worker and such crime is committed against such worker while in the course of their employment during the pendency of a declared state disaster emergency; defines terms; makes related provisions.

2021-S955 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S955 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    955
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- 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  establishing  crimes
   against essential workers during a declared state disaster emergency

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Part 4 of the penal law is amended by adding  a  new  title
 Y-3 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE Y-3
         CRIMES AGAINST ESSENTIAL WORKERS DURING A DECLARED STATE
                            DISASTER EMERGENCY
 
                                ARTICLE 497
         CRIMES AGAINST ESSENTIAL WORKERS DURING A DECLARED STATE
                            DISASTER EMERGENCY
 SECTION 497.00 DEFINITIONS.
         497.05 CRIMES  AGAINST ESSENTIAL WORKERS DURING A DECLARED STATE
                  DISASTER EMERGENCY.
         497.10 SENTENCING.
 § 497.00 DEFINITIONS.
   AS USED IN THIS TITLE:
   1. "DECLARED STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY" SHALL MEAN  A  PERIOD  OF  TIME
 BEGINNING  WITH  THE  DECLARATION OF A DISASTER PURSUANT TO AN EXECUTIVE
 ORDER AND IN CONFORMANCE WITH ARTICLE TWO-B OF THE  EXECUTIVE  LAW.  THE
 DECLARED  STATE  DISASTER  EMERGENCY  SHALL  END UPON TERMINATION OF THE
 EXECUTIVE ORDER.
   2. "EMPLOYEE" SHALL MEAN A PAID WORKER OR VOLUNTEER  WORKER  PROVIDING
 WORK  AND/OR  SERVICES FOR THEIR EMPLOYER DURING THE PERIOD OF THE EMER-
 GENCY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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