Assembly Actions -
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Jan 31, 2012 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 30, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
Jan 24, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 23, 2012 |
1st report cal.98 |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to codes returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 02, 2011 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 08, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 07, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 01, 2011 |
1st report cal.60 |
Jan 06, 2011 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S1242
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2011-S1242 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S1242 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1242 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to including the use of a governmental agency to harass a person within the crime of aggravated harassment in the second degree PURPOSE: To expand upon the definition of aggravated harassment and provide further provisions in dissuading both the public and governmental personnel from unlawfully using or disclosing confidential information with intent to alarm another individual. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 240.30 of the Penal law is amended with a new subdivision. EXISTING LAW: Existing law defines a person guilty of aggravated harassment in the second degree when an individual is harassed, annoyed, threatened or alarmed by intent and through the usage of and/or by various forms of communications, and physical assault based on numerous factors. Such defined harassment includes verbal abuse, insults and epithets, intimidation or humiliation. JUSTIFICATION:
2011-S1242 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1242 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 6, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ADDABBO, PARKER -- 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 including the use of a governmental agency to harass a person within the crime of aggravated harassment in the second degree THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 3, 4 and 5 of section 240.30 of the penal law, subdivisions 3 and 4 as amended and subdivision 5 as added by chapter 510 of the laws of 2008, are amended to read as follows: 3. Strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise subjects another person to physical contact, or attempts or threatens to do the same because of a belief or perception regarding such person's race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, religion, religious practice, age, disability or sexual orientation, regardless of whether the belief or perception is correct; [or] 4. Commits the crime of harassment in the first degree and has previ- ously been convicted of the crime of harassment in the first degree as defined by section 240.25 of this article within the preceding ten years[.]; OR 5. EITHER (A) UNLAWFULLY DISCLOSES CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONCERN- ING THE PERSON HE OR SHE INTENDS TO HARASS, ANNOY, THREATEN, OR ALARM WHICH HE OR SHE OBTAINED FROM A GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OR MUNICIPALITY, IN A MANNER LIKELY TO CAUSE ANNOYANCE OR ALARM; OR (B) UNLAWFULLY CAUSES PERSONNEL EMPLOYED BY A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OR MUNICI- PALITY TO CONTACT OR INTERACT WITH THE PERSON HE OR SHE INTENDS TO HARASS, ANNOY, THREATEN, OR ALARM IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY, IN A MANNER LIKELY TO CAUSE ANNOYANCE OR ALARM. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02019-01-1 S. 1242 2
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