New York A 4636: Expands the definition of aggravated harassment in the second degree

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A04636 Summary:

BILL NOA04636 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSempolinski

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §240.30, Pen L

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Expands the definition of aggravated harassment in the second degree to include the disclosure of certain private information identifying a police officer for no legitimate purpose.

Go to top A04636 Actions:

BILL NOA04636 

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02/04/2025referred to codes

05/13/2025held for consideration in codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

Go to topA04636 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/13/2025AYE/NAY:16/6 Action: Held for Consideration DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookAyeReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Go to topA04636 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA04636 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4636

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to expanding the definition
 of aggravated harassment in the second degree

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 240.30 of the penal law, as
 2 amended by chapter 188 of the laws of 2014, is amended and a new subdi-
 3 vision 6 is added to read as follows:
 4 5. [He or she] Such person commits the crime of harassment in the
 5 first degree and has previously been convicted of the crime of harass-
 6 ment in the first degree as defined by section 240.25 of this article
 7 within the preceding ten years[.]; or
 8 6. Discloses or disseminates in any manner whatsoever the residence
 9 address, private telephone number or any other information identifying a
 10 police officer for no legitimate purpose and knows or reasonably should
 11 know that such conduct is likely to cause reasonable fear of material
 12 harm to the physical health, safety or property of such officer, a
 13 member of such officer's family, or a third party with whom such officer
 14 is acquainted.
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08120-01-5

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