New York A 7865: Relates to expanding criminal mischief in the third degree to include damaging property of another as an expression of political ideology

Status: REFERRED TO CODES (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 7865

Sponsors: Chris Tague, Angelo J. Morinello, Anil Beephan Jr., Brian Maher, David DiPietro, Eric Brown, Joe Angelino, Kalman Yeger, Karl Brabenec, Keith Brown, Kenneth Blankenbush, Lester Chang, Matthew Simpson, Philip Palmesano, Stephen Hawley

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A07865 Summary:

BILL NOA07865 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07271

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SPONSORTague

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COSPNSRYeger, Simpson, Angelino, Blankenbush, DiPietro, Brown E, Maher, Beephan, Hawley, Brabenec,
 Morinello, Chang, Palmesano, Brown K

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §145.05, Pen L

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Provides that a person is guilty of criminal mischief in the third degree when such person intentionally damages property of another person to promote or suppress a political ideology, or otherwise as an expression of political ideology.

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BILL NOA07865 

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04/11/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7865

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 11, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to criminal mischief in the
 third degree

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

 1 Section 1. The opening paragraph and subdivision 2 of section 145.05
 2 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 276 of the laws of 2003, are
 3 amended and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as follows:
 4 A person is guilty of criminal mischief in the third degree when, with
 5 intent to damage property of another person, and having no right to do
 6 so nor any reasonable ground to believe that [he or she has] they have
 7 such right, [he or she] such person:
 8 2. damages property of another person in an amount exceeding two
 9 hundred fifty dollars[.]; or
 10 3. damages property of another person to promote or suppress a poli-
 11 tical ideology, or otherwise as an expression of political ideology.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 13 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11557-02-5

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