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A04595 Summary:

BILL NO	A04595
SAME AS	SAME AS S02551
SPONSOR	McGowan
COSPNSR	Blumencranz, Chang
MLTSPNSR
Add §240.12, Pen L
Relates to inciting violence against a police officer.

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A04595 Actions:

BILL NO	A04595
02/17/2023	referred to codes
05/16/2023	held for consideration in codes
01/03/2024	referred to codes

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A04595 Committee Votes:

Committee:CODES   Chair:Dinowitz      
DATE:05/16/2023AYE/NAY:14/7  Action: Held for Consideration         
Dinowitz
Aye
Morinello
Nay
Pretlow
Aye
Reilly
Nay
Cook
Aye
Mikulin
Nay
O'Donnell
Aye
Tannousis
Nay
Lavine
Aye
Curran
Nay
Weprin
Aye
Angelino
Nay
Hevesi
Aye
Flood
Nay
Seawright
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Walker
Excused
Vanel
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Simon
Aye
Epstein
Aye

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A04595 Floor Votes:

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A04595 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          4595
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 17, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. MCGOWAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Codes
 
        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to inciting violence  against
          a police officer
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.12  to
     2  read as follows:
     3  § 240.12 Inciting violence against a police officer.
     4    A person is guilty of inciting violence against a police officer when,
     5  with  the intention of inciting or producing imminent violence against a
     6  police officer, he or she advocates violence against one or more  police
     7  officers that is likely to incite or produce such violence.
     8    Inciting violence against a police officer is a class D felony.
     9    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    10  have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05404-01-3

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