New York S 1119: Waives state's sovereign immunity to liability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and certain other federal acts

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
S01119 Summary:

BILL NOS01119 

&nbsp

SAME ASNo Same As

&nbsp

SPONSOROBERACKER

&nbsp

COSPNSRMATTERA, PALUMBO, RHOADS, ROLISON, WEBER

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

Amd §240.31, Pen L

&nbsp

Provides that the display of symbols of Nazi Germany in a public location in a manner that is likely to cause another person to feel harassed, annoyed, threatened or alarmed, or to incite violence, shall be aggravated harassment.

Go to top S01119 Actions:

BILL NOS01119 

&nbsp

01/08/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

Go to topS01119 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topS01119 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topS01119 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1119

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. OBERACKER, MATTERA, PALUMBO, RHOADS, ROLISON, WEBER
 -- 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 aggravated harassment in
 the first degree

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

 1 Section 1. Section 240.31 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 49
 2 of the laws of 2006, the opening paragraph as amended by chapter 8 of
 3 the laws of 2019, subdivisions 3 and 4 as amended and subdivision 5 as
 4 added by chapter 74 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
 5 § 240.31 Aggravated harassment in the first degree.
 6 A person is guilty of aggravated harassment in the first degree when
 7 with intent to harass, annoy, threaten or alarm another person, or to
 8 incite violence because of a belief or perception regarding such other
 9 person's race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity
 10 or expression, religion, religious practice, age, disability or sexual
 11 orientation, regardless of whether the belief or perception is correct,
 12 [he or she] such person:
 13 1. Damages premises primarily used for religious purposes, or acquired
 14 pursuant to section six of the religious corporation law and maintained
 15 for purposes of religious instruction, and the damage to the premises
 16 exceeds fifty dollars; or
 17 2. Commits the crime of aggravated harassment in the second degree in
 18 the manner proscribed by the provisions of subdivision three of section
 19 240.30 of this article and has been previously convicted of the crime of
 20 aggravated harassment in the second degree for the commission of conduct
 21 proscribed by the provisions of subdivision three of section 240.30 or
 22 [he or she] such person has been previously convicted of the crime of
 23 aggravated harassment in the first degree within the preceding ten
 24 years; or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03563-01-5

 S. 1119 2

 1 3. Etches, paints, draws upon or otherwise places or displays a swast-
 2 ika, commonly exhibited as the emblem of Nazi Germany, [on any building
 3 or other real property, public or private, owned by any person, firm or
 4 corporation or any public agency or instrumentality, without express
 5 permission of the owner or operator of such building or real property]
 6 or other symbol associated with or derived from Nazi Germany, in a
 7 public location in a manner that is likely to cause another person to
 8 feel harassed, annoyed, threatened or alarmed, or to incite violence; or
 9 4. Sets on fire a cross in public view; or
 10 5. Etches, paints, draws upon or otherwise places or displays a noose,
 11 commonly exhibited as a symbol of racism and intimidation, on any build-
 12 ing or other real property, public or private, owned by any person, firm
 13 or corporation or any public agency or instrumentality, without express
 14 permission of the owner or operator of such building or real property.
 15 Aggravated harassment in the first degree is a class E felony.
 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 17 have become a law.

Go to top 

• 

 Sitemap 

 Request Information 

 Directions and Maps