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Senate Bill S5050

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to protecting MTA workers from harassment

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2023-S5050 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9212
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.30, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S5414

2023-S5050 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the definition of aggravated harassment in the second degree to include harassing any MTA worker while performing their job duties.

2023-S5050 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5050 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5050
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  LANZA,  MATTERA, OBERACKER, PALUMBO, WEIK -- 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 protecting MTA workers
   from harassment
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Section 240.30 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A.  STRIKES,  SHOVES, KICKS, OR OTHERWISE SUBJECTS ANOTHER PERSON TO
 PHYSICAL CONTACT, WHICH INCLUDES SPITTING ON SUCH OTHER PERSON, AND SUCH
 OTHER PERSON IS AN ON-DUTY TRAIN OPERATOR; TICKET INSPECTOR;  CONDUCTOR;
 SIGNALPERSON;  BUS  OPERATOR;  STATION  AGENT; STATION CLEANER; TERMINAL
 CLEANER;  STATION  CUSTOMER  ASSISTANT;  PERSON  WHOSE  OFFICIAL  DUTIES
 INCLUDE  THE  SALE  OR  COLLECTION OF TICKETS, PASSES, VOUCHERS OR OTHER
 FARE PAYMENT MEDIA FOR USE ON A TRAIN  OR  BUS;  PERSON  WHOSE  OFFICIAL
 DUTIES  INCLUDE  THE  MAINTENANCE,  REPAIR, INSPECTION, TROUBLESHOOTING,
 TESTING OR CLEANING OF A TRANSIT SIGNAL SYSTEM, ELEVATED OR  UNDERGROUND
 SUBWAY  TRACKS,  TRANSIT STATION STRUCTURE, TRAIN YARD, REVENUE TRAIN IN
 PASSENGER SERVICE, OR TRAIN OR BUS STATION OR TERMINAL; OR A  SUPERVISOR
 OF SUCH PERSONNEL, EMPLOYED BY ANY TRANSIT AGENCY, AUTHORITY OR COMPANY,
 PUBLIC  OR  PRIVATE,  WHOSE OPERATION IS AUTHORIZED BY NEW YORK STATE OR
 ANY OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS; OR
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09765-01-3

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