New York A 9227: Relates to certain crimes of interference with health care services or religious worship

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A09227 Summary:

BILL NOA09227 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08713

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SPONSORLasher

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COSPNSRRozic, Griffin, Levenberg, Otis

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§240.70, 240.71 & 240.72, Pen L

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Relates to the definition of "reproductive health services" for purposes of the offense of criminal interference with health care services or religious worship in the second degree; defines "legally protected health activity"; increases the penalties for the criminal interference with health care services or religious worship in the first and second degrees, and for aggravated interference with health care services in the second degree.

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BILL NOA09227 

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11/03/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9227

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 November 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LASHER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to certain crimes of inter-
 ference with health care services or religious worship

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 240.70 of the penal law, as added by chapter 635
 2 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 240.70 Criminal interference with health care services or religious
 4 worship in the second degree.
 5 1. A person is guilty of criminal interference with health services or
 6 religious worship in the second degree when:
 7 (a) by force or threat of force or by physical obstruction, [he or
 8 she] such person intentionally injures, intimidates or interferes with,
 9 or attempts to injure, intimidate or interfere with, another person
 10 because such other person was or is [obtaining or providing reproductive
 11 health services] engaging in legally protected health activity; or
 12 (b) by force or threat of force or by physical obstruction, [he or
 13 she] such person intentionally injures, intimidates or interferes with,
 14 or attempts to injure, intimidate or interfere with, another person in
 15 order to discourage such other person or any other person or persons
 16 from [obtaining or providing reproductive health services] engaging in
 17 legally protected health activity; or
 18 (c) by force or threat of force or by physical obstruction, [he or
 19 she] such person intentionally injures, intimidates or interferes with,
 20 or attempts to injure, intimidate or interfere with, another person
 21 because such person was or is seeking to exercise the right of religious
 22 freedom at a place of religious worship; or
 23 (d) [he or she] such person intentionally damages the property of a
 24 health care facility, or the physical location from which a person
 25 engages in legally protected health activity, or attempts to do so,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13774-02-5

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 1 because such facility provides reproductive health services or the
 2 location is the site of legally protected health activity, or inten-
 3 tionally damages the property of a place of religious worship.
 4 2. A parent or legal guardian of a minor shall not be subject to pros-
 5 ecution for conduct otherwise prohibited by paragraph (a) or (b) of
 6 subdivision one of this section which is directed exclusively at such
 7 minor.
 8 3. For purposes of this section:
 9 (a) the term "health care facility" means a hospital, clinic, physi-
 10 cian's office or other facility that provides reproductive health
 11 services, and includes the building or structure in which the facility
 12 is located;
 13 (b) the term "interferes with" means to restrict a person's freedom of
 14 movement;
 15 (c) the term "intimidates" means to place a person in reasonable
 16 apprehension of physical injury to [himself or herself] themself or to
 17 another person;
 18 (d) the term "physical obstruction" means rendering impassable ingress
 19 to or egress from a facility that provides reproductive health services
 2