New York A 8993: Relates to the state office for the aging sexual discrimination training program; repealer

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A08993 Summary:

BILL NOA08993 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrown K

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COSPNSRGiglio, Novakhov, Angelino, Brook-Krasny, DeStefano, Beephan, Brabenec, Mikulin

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§120.09, 120.09-a & 240.33, add §120.59, Pen L

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Increases penalties for assaulting, stalking, or harassing an elected official.

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BILL NOA08993 

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08/13/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8993

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 August 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to increasing penalties for
 assaulting, stalking, or harassing an elected official

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

 1 Section 1. Section 120.09 of the penal law, as amended by section 3 of
 2 part F of chapter 55 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 120.09 Assault on a judge or elected official.
 4 A person is guilty of assault on a judge or elected official when[,
 5 with]:
 6 1. With intent to prevent a judge from performing official judicial
 7 duties, such person causes serious physical injury to such judge. For
 8 the purposes of this [section] subdivision, the term [judge] "judge"
 9 shall mean a judge of a court of record or a justice court; or
 10 2. With intent to prevent an elected official from performing official
 11 duties, such person causes serious physical injury to such elected offi-
 12 cial. For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "elected official"
 13 shall mean an elected official of the state of New York or of any coun-
 14 ty, city, town, village, or other political subdivision thereof, includ-
 15 ing, but not limited to, anyone elected to a town board, library board,
 16 or school board.
 17 Assault on a judge or elected official is a class C felony.
 18 § 2. Section 120.09-a of the penal law, as added by section 4 of part
 19 F of chapter 55 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
 20 § 120.09-a Aggravated assault on a judge or elected official.
 21 A person is guilty of aggravated assault on a judge or elected offi-
 22 cial when[, with]:
 23 1. With intent to cause serious physical injury and prevent a judge
 24 from performing official judicial duties, such person causes serious
 25 physical injury to such judge. For the purposes of this [section] subdi-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13578-01-5

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 1 vision, the term [judge] "judge" shall mean a judge of a court of record
 2 or a justice court; or
 3 2. With intent to cause serious physical injury and prevent an elected
 4 official from performing official duties, such person causes serious
 5 physical injury to such elected official. For the purposes of this
 6 subdivision, the term "elected official" shall mean an elected official
 7 of the state of New York or of any county, city, town, village, or other
 8 political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, anyone
 9 elected to a town board, library board, or school board.
 10 Aggravated assault on a judge or elected official is a class B felony.
 11 § 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.59 to read
 12 as follows:
 13 § 120.59 Stalking a judge or elected official.
 14 A person is guilty of stalking a judge or elected official when they
 15 commit the crime of stalking in the third degree as defined in subdivi-
 16 sion three of section 120.50 or stalking in the second degree as defined
 17 in section 120.55 of this article and the victim of such crime is a
 18 judge or elected official or a member of such judge's or elected offi-
 19 cial's immediate family. Nothing in this section shall restrict communi-
 20 cation with an elected official regarding their capacity as a public
 21 servant.
 22 For the purposes of this section, the term "judge" shall mean a judge
 23 of a court of record or a