New York A 7148: Relates to the prosecution of certain juveniles between the ages of 16 and 18 charged with certain felony offenses, including possession of a firearm

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A07148 Summary:

BILL NOA07148 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBichotte Hermelyn

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COSPNSRLunsford

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §168-a, Exec L

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Designates January 6th as Democracy Day.

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BILL NOA07148 

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03/20/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7148

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to designating January
 sixth as "Democracy Day"

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares
 2 the following:
 3 1. On Wednesday, January 6th, 2021, the President of the United States
 4 at the time, Donald J. Trump, members of his administration and presi-
 5 dential campaign, and several Republican Members of Congress, directly
 6 incited and encouraged an armed and violent insurrection against the
 7 government of the United States, with the express purpose of preventing
 8 the peaceful transfer of power and overturning the results of a free and
 9 fair election.
 10 2. In the months leading up to January 6th, the former President,
 11 members of his administration, and numerous elected members of his
 12 party, intentionally spread false and inflammatory claims regarding the
 13 legitimacy of the election, and both implicitly and explicitly promised
 14 violent or armed opposition to prevent the election from being certified
 15 and the President-Elect from taking office.
 16 3. In the course of their attack, the insurrectionists trespassed on
 17 and destroyed Federal property, including flagrantly looting the Capi-
 18 tol, and openly bragged about their exploits on social media. The
 19 attackers carried white supremacist symbols including the flag known as
 20 the "Confederate battle flag," as well as anti-Semitic, fascist, and
 21 neo-nazi ideology. At the same time as many were carrying these symbols
 22 of the enemies of the United States, some of the attackers were observed
 23 removing the flag of the United States, throwing it to the ground, and
 24 replacing it with a flag bearing the name of President Donald J. Trump.
 25 4. One hundred thirty-eight police officers were injured defending the
 26 Capitol, and four insurrectionists and a Capitol Police officer died. In
 27 the months that followed the attack, four additional Capitol Police
 28 officers died by suicide. More than seven hundred people have been

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10938-01-5

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 1 arrested in connection with the attack, however those most responsible
 2 have avoided accountability.
 3 5. It is the intent of the legislature to establish an annual day of
 4 commemoration to be known as Democracy Day, to honor those who were
 5 wounded or died as a result of defending the Capitol, reiterate the need
 6 to protect and strengthen our democratic institutions, and recognize the
 7 ongoing threat of anti-democratic, white nationalist, and authoritarian
 8 movements in the United States.
 9 § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 168-a of the executive law, as amended
 10 by chapter 542 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
 11 3. The following days shall be days of commemoration in each year:
 12 January sixth, to be known as "Haym Salomon Day", and also to be known
 13 as "Democracy Day", January twenty-seventh, to be known as "Holocaust
 14 Remembrance Day", February fourth, to be known as "Rosa Parks Day",
 15 February fifteenth, to be known as "Susan B. Anthony Day", February
 16 sixteenth, to be known as "Lithuanian Independence Day", February twen-
 17 ty-eighth, to be known as "Gulf War Veterans' Day", March fourth, to be
 18 known as "Pulaski Day", March eighth, to be known as "International
 19 Women's Day", March tenth