S2322-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of a police officer or peace officer

Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of a police officer or peace officer; provides for such an offense to be a class E felony.

Sponsor: GRIFFO

Co-sponsor(s): BONACIC, DEFRANCISCO, GALLIVAN, LARKIN, LIBOUS, MAZIARZ, RANZENHOFER, SEWARD, YOUNG

Committee: CODES
Law Section: Penal Law
Law: Add S240.33, Pen L

S2322-2011 Actions

Mar 30, 2012: referred to codes
Mar 29, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
Mar 29, 2012: PASSED SENATE
Mar 22, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Mar 21, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Mar 20, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.418
Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO CODES
Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
May 23, 2011: referred to codes
May 23, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
May 23, 2011: PASSED SENATE
May 16, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
May 11, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
May 10, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.559
Jan 18, 2011: REFERRED TO CODES

S2322-2011 Meetings

Codes: Mar 20, 2012, Codes: May 10, 2011

S2322-2011 Calendars

Active List: Mar 29, 2012 , Active List: May 23, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 21, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 22, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 26, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 27, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 28, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 29, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 11, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 16, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 17, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 18, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 23, 2011

S2322-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Codes - May 10, 2011

Ayes (12): Saland, DeFrancisco, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Golden, Lanza, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Gianaris, Huntley, Espaillat
Ayes W/R (3): Duane, Perkins, Squadron
Nays (1): Parker

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - May 23, 2011

Ayes (44): Addabbo, Alesi, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Hannon, Johnson, Kennedy, Klein, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Stavisky, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Nays (16): Adams, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Espaillat, Grisanti, Huntley, Krueger, Montgomery, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Rivera, Serrano, Squadron, Stewart-Cousin
Excused (2): Hassell-Thomps, Kruger

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Codes - Mar 20, 2012

Ayes (9): Saland, DeFrancisco, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Golden, Lanza, Nozzolio, O'Mara
Ayes W/R (1): Perkins
Nays (6): Gianaris, Duane, Huntley, Parker, Squadron, Espaillat

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Mar 29, 2012

Ayes (41): Addabbo, Alesi, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Johnson, Kennedy, Klein, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Seward, Skelos, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Nays (16): Adams, Dilan, Duane, Espaillat, Gianaris, Hassell-Thomps, Huntley, Krueger, Montgomery, Parker, Perkins, Rivera, Serrano, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin
Absent (3): Peralta, Robach, Smith
Excused (1): Oppenheimer

S2322-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2322

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the penal law, in relation to aggravated harassment of peace
officers or police officers

PURPOSE:
To establish the crime of aggravated harassment of a police officer or
peace officer and make such crime a class E felony.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The penal law is amended by adding a new section240.33
establishing the crime of aggravated harassment of a police officer
or peace officer. Section two is the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
Police officers all across this state put their lives on the line
every day to protect the people of New York. New York State must
establish laws and toughen existing laws that protect the police from
becoming victims of criminals. Far too many law enforcement officers
are being harassed, injured, even killed while honoring their
commitment to protect and serve this state. The Legislature has a
responsibility to do everything we can to protect our brave heroes,
our police officers, from violent criminals. This legislation
contributes to that premise.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009-10: A.1068 - Referred to Assembly Codes Cmte.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.

S2322-2011 Text


                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    2322

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              January 18, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sens. GRIFFO, DeFRANCISCO, LARKIN, MAZIARZ, RANZENHOFER,
    SEWARD -- 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 of
    peace officers or police officers

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section  1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.33 to
  read as follows:

  S 240.33 AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER.
    A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF  A  POLICE  OFFICER  OR
  PEACE  OFFICER WHEN, WITH THE INTENT TO HARASS, ANNOY, THREATEN OR ALARM
  A PERSON WHOM HE OR SHE KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD KNOW TO BE  A  POLICE
  OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER ENGAGED IN THE COURSE  OF PERFORMING HIS OR HER
  OFFICIAL  DUTIES, HE OR SHE STRIKES, SHOVES, KICKS OR OTHERWISE SUBJECTS
  SUCH PERSON TO PHYSICAL CONTACT.
    AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER IS A  CLASS
  E FELONY.
    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
  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.
                                                             LBD01673-01-1

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