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Senate Bill S1037

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the unlawful discharge of a loaded firearm toward any police officer, firefighter, corrections officer, peace officer, or emergency medical services personnel

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2025-S1037 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3657
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.35, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S8791, A9608
2023-2024: S5739, A4522

2025-S1037 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the unlawful discharge of a loaded firearm toward any police officer, firefighter, corrections officer, peace officer, or emergency medical services personnel.

2025-S1037 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1037 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1037
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PALUMBO -- 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 the unlawful discharge  of
   a  loaded  firearm toward any police officer, firefighter, corrections
   officer, peace officer, or emergency medical services personnel
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 265.35 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. ANY PERSON WHO WILLFULLY DISCHARGES A LOADED FIREARM OR  ANY  OTHER
 GUN,  THE PROPELLING FORCE OF WHICH IS GUNPOWDER, WHILE POINTED OR AIMED
 AT A PEACE OFFICER, POLICE OFFICER, CORRECTIONS OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER  OR
 EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  SERVICES  PROFESSIONAL,  WITH  OR WITHOUT MALICE, IS
 GUILTY OF A CLASS B FELONY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02462-01-5

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