New York S 5911: Authorizes and directs the boards of trustees of SUNY and CUNY to review and revise the report of the New York State Governor's Task Force on Campus Fire Safety

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S05911 Summary:

BILL NOS05911 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04153

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SPONSORLANZA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§240.06, 240.05, 240.08, 140.30 & 150.15, Pen L; amd §510.10, CP L

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Enhances the penalties for crimes committed during a riot.

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BILL NOS05911 

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03/03/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5911

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law and the criminal procedure law, in
 relation to crimes committed during a riot

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

 1 Section 1. The closing paragraph of section 240.06 of the penal law,
 2 as amended by chapter 294 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 Riot in the first degree is a class [E] D felony.
 5 § 2. The closing paragraph of section 240.05 of the penal law, as
 6 amended by chapter 791 of the laws of 1967, is amended to read as
 7 follows:
 8 Riot in the second degree is a class [A misdemeanor] E felony.
 9 § 3. The closing paragraph of section 240.08 of the penal law, as
 10 added by chapter 791 of the laws of 1967, is amended to read as follows:
 11 Inciting to riot is a class [A misdemeanor] E felony.
 12 § 4. Subdivision 4 of section 140.30 of the penal law, as amended by
 13 chapter 374 of the laws of 1973, is amended and a new subdivision 5 is
 14 added to read as follows:
 15 4. Displays what appears to be a pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun,
 16 machine gun or other firearm; except that in any prosecution under this
 17 subdivision, it is an affirmative defense that such pistol, revolver,
 18 rifle, shotgun, machine gun or other firearm was not a loaded weapon
 19 from which a shot, readily capable of producing death or other serious
 20 physical injury, could be discharged. Nothing contained in this subdivi-
 21 sion shall constitute a defense to a prosecution for, or preclude a
 22 conviction of, burglary in the second degree, burglary in the third
 23 degree or any other crime[.]; or
 24 5. Is simultaneously engaged in conduct that is an offense defined in
 25 section 240.05, 240.06 or 240.08 of this part.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03371-01-5

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 1 § 5. The opening paragraph of section 150.15 of the penal law, as
 2 amended by chapter 225 of the laws of 1979, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 A person is guilty of arson in the second degree when [he] they inten-
 5 tionally [damages] damage a building or motor vehicle by starting a
 6 fire, and
 7 1. when (a) another person who is not a participant in the crime is
 8 present in such building or motor vehicle at the time, and (b) the
 9 defendant knows that fact or the circumstances are such as to render the
 10 presence of such a person therein a reasonable possibility; or
 11 2. such person is simultaneously engaged in conduct that is an offense
 12 defined in section 240.05, 240.06 or 240.08 of this part.
 13 § 6. Paragraphs (t) and (u) of subdivision 4 of section 510.10 of the
 14 criminal procedure law, paragraph (t) as amended and paragraph (u) as
 15 added by section 2 of subpart B of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of
 16 2022, are amended and a new paragraph (v) is added to read as follows:
 17 (t) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifi-
 18 able person or property, or any charge of criminal possession of a
 19 firearm as defined in section 265.01-b of the penal law, where such
 20 charge arose from conduct occurring while the defendant was released on
 21 [his or her] their own recognizance, released under conditions, or had
 22 yet to be arraigned after the issuance of a desk appearance ticket for a
 23 separate felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifiable
 24 person or property, or any charge of criminal po