New York S 7208: Relates to the criminal use of a dangerous instrument on school grounds during the commission of a felony; repealer

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

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 7208

Sponsors: Andrew J. Lanza

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S07208 Summary:

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Rpld §220.10 sub 5 ¶(d) sub¶¶ (iii) & (iv), amd §220.10, CP L; amd §10.00, Pen L

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Relates to the criminal use of a dangerous instrument on school grounds during the commission of a felony.

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04/04/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7208

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 4, 2025
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 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 criminal procedure law and the penal law, in
 relation to the criminal use of a dangerous instrument on school
 grounds during the commission of a felony; and to repeal certain
 provisions of the criminal procedure law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) of paragraph (d) of subdivi-
 2 sion 5 of section 220.10 of the criminal procedure law are REPEALED and
 3 a new subparagraph (iii) is added to read as follows:
 4 (iii) Where the indictment charges the class D felony offense of
 5 assault in the second degree, pursuant to subdivision ten of section
 6 120.05 of the penal law, any plea to such indictment shall include a
 7 plea of guilty to such charge notwithstanding any other provision of
 8 law.
 9 § 2. Subdivision 13 of section 10.00 of the penal law, as amended by
 10 chapter 791 of the laws of 1967, is amended to read as follows:
 11 13. "Dangerous instrument" means any instrument, article or substance,
 12 including a "vehicle" as that term is defined in this section, or an
 13 umbrella customarily used to shield an individual from climatic condi-
 14 tions, which, under the circumstances in which it is used, attempted to
 15 be used or threatened to be used, is readily capable of causing death or
 16 other serious physical injury.
 17 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 18 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.
 LBD11419-01-5

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