New York S 7301: Relates to remedies for violations of the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code act which threaten imminent physical harm to occupants of a property

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S07301 Summary:

BILL NOS07301 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04933

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SPONSORGALLIVAN

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §145.75, Pen L

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Makes desecration of property commemorating a historical figure a class C felony.

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04/09/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7301

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 9, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to desecration of property
 commemorating a historical figure

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

 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 145.75 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 145.75 Desecration of property commemorating a historical figure.
 4 A person is guilty of desecration of property commemorating a histor-
 5 ical figure when with intent to damage property of another person, and
 6 having no right to do so nor any reasonable ground to believe that they
 7 have such right, such person:
 8 (a) damages any real or personal property, including but not limited
 9 to any commemorative monument, marker or street sign, relating to any
 10 person, living or dead, who has historical or cultural significance; or
 11 (b) with intent to steal personal property, such person steals
 12 personal property, including but not limited to any commemorative monu-
 13 ment, marker or street sign, relating to any person, living or dead, who
 14 has historical or cultural significance.
 15 Desecration of property commemorating a historical figure is a class C
 16 felony.
 17 § 2. 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.
 LBD07256-01-5

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