New York S 8302: Relates to Watertown city court judges

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S08302 Summary:

BILL NOS08302D

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SAME ASSAME AS A08675-C

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§145.15 & 145.20, Pen L; amd §§62, 64, 69-e, 69-g & 69-i, add §§63-b & 69-h, ren §69-h to be §69-i; Gen
Bus L

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Enacts the "prevention of damage to critical infrastructure act"; prevents junk dealers and scrap processors from selling metals that are used by critical infrastructure providers; defines terms.

Go to top S08302 Actions:

BILL NOS08302D

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05/30/2025REFERRED TO CODES

06/10/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

06/10/2025PRINT NUMBER 8302A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

03/24/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

03/24/2026PRINT NUMBER 8302B

05/05/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

05/05/2026PRINT NUMBER 8302C

05/18/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

05/18/2026PRINT NUMBER 8302D

06/04/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/04/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1729

06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A8675C

&nbspA08675 AMEND=C Braunstein

&nbsp05/27/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

&nbsp06/08/2025reference changed to ways and means

&nbsp06/09/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp06/10/2025reported 

&nbsp06/10/2025rules report cal.589

&nbsp06/10/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.589

&nbsp06/10/2025amended on third reading 8675a

&nbsp01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.216

&nbsp01/12/2026amended on third reading (t) 8675b

&nbsp03/09/2026passed assembly

&nbsp03/09/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp03/09/2026REFERRED TO CODES

&nbsp05/12/2026recalled from senate

&nbsp05/12/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/12/2026vote reconsidered - restored to third reading

&nbsp05/12/2026amended on third reading 8675c

&nbsp05/18/2026repassed assembly

&nbsp05/18/2026returned to senate

&nbsp05/18/2026REFERRED TO CODES

&nbsp06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8302D

&nbsp06/04/20263RD READING CAL.1729

&nbsp06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8302--D

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accord-
 ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the penal law and the general business law, in relation
 to enacting the "prevention of damage to critical infrastructure act
 of 2026"

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "prevention
 2 of damage to critical infrastructure act of 2026".
 3 § 2. Section 145.15 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 585 of the
 4 laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
 5 § 145.15 Criminal tampering in the second degree.
 6 1. For purposes of this section, a "critical infrastructure provider"
 7 shall mean a utility company as defined in subdivision twenty-three of
 8 section two of the public service law, an electric plant as defined in
 9 subdivision twelve of section two of the public service law, a cooper-
 10 ative as such term is defined in section two of the rural electric coop-
 11 erative law, a cable television company as defined in subdivision one of
 12 section two hundred twelve of the public service law, an internet
 13 service provider as defined in paragraph (g) of subdivision one of
 14 section two hundred twenty-four-c of the public service law, a cellular
 15 telephone company, any other person or entity providing voice or data
 16 communications services to the public, regardless of its regulatory

 EXPLANATION--Matt