Bill Text: NY A02123 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2123 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Includes removal or threat of removal of religious clothing as aggravated harassment in the second degree.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to codes [A02123 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A02123-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          2123

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 14, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  FERNANDEZ,  FAHY,  COLTON, GRIFFIN, DARLING,
          TAYLOR, FALL, DICKENS, CRUZ, PICHARDO, J. RIVERA, RAMOS, JOYNER, COOK,
          NIOU, DeSTEFANO, DAVILA, D. ROSENTHAL, SAYEGH, FRONTUS --  Multi-Spon-
          sored  by  --  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON,  NOLAN, SIMON -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the penal law,  in  relation  to  including  removal  or
          threat  of  removal  of religious clothing as aggravated harassment in
          the second degree

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

     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  240.30  of the penal law, as
     2  amended by chapter 8 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
     3    3. With the intent to harass, annoy, threaten or alarm another person,
     4  he or she strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise subjects  another  person
     5  to  physical contact, including removing a religious clothing article or
     6  headdress from such person, or attempts or  threatens  to  do  the  same
     7  because  of  a belief or perception regarding such person's race, color,
     8  national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression,  reli-
     9  gion, religious practice, age, disability or sexual orientation, regard-
    10  less of whether the belief or perception is correct; or
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05386-01-1