STATE OF NEW YORK
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2556
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 23, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, STECK, GALEF -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to categorizing hate crimes
as serious offenses in relation to possession of firearms and to
repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 17 of section 265.00 of the
2 penal law, as amended by section 3 of chapter 232 of the laws of 2010,
3 is REPEALED.
4 § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 17 of section 265.00 of the penal
5 law, as amended by section 2 of chapter 232 of the laws of 2010, is
6 amended to read as follows:
7 (b) any of the following offenses defined in the penal law: illegally
8 using, carrying or possessing a pistol or other dangerous weapon;
9 possession of burglar's tools; criminal possession of stolen property in
10 the third degree; escape in the third degree; jostling; fraudulent
11 accosting; endangering the welfare of a child; the offenses defined in
12 article two hundred thirty-five; issuing abortional articles; permitting
13 prostitution; promoting prostitution in the third degree; stalking in
14 the fourth degree; stalking in the third degree; the offenses defined in
15 article one hundred thirty; the offenses defined in article two hundred
16 twenty; the offenses defined in article four hundred eighty-five.
17 § 3. 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.
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