Bill Text: NY S09297 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Includes aggravated cemetery desecration in the second degree and aggravated cemetery desecration in the first degree as specified offenses for purposes of hate crimes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-10 - REFERRED TO CODES [S09297 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S09297-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          9297

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 10, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- 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 aggravated ceme-
          tery desecration in the second degree and  aggravated  cemetery  dese-
          cration in the first degree as specified offenses for purposes of hate
          crimes

          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  485.05  of  the  penal  law,  as
     2  amended  by  section  1  of part C of chapter 55 of the laws of 2024, is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    3. A "specified offense" is an offense defined by any of the following
     5  provisions of  this  chapter:  section  120.00  (assault  in  the  third
     6  degree);  section  120.05 (assault in the second degree); section 120.06
     7  (gang assault in the second degree); section 120.07 (gang assault in the
     8  first degree); section 120.10 (assault in  the  first  degree);  section
     9  120.12  (aggravated  assault  upon a person less than eleven years old);
    10  section 120.13 (menacing in the first degree); section 120.14  (menacing
    11  in  the  second  degree); section 120.15 (menacing in the third degree);
    12  section 120.20 (reckless endangerment in  the  second  degree);  section
    13  120.25  (reckless  endangerment  in  the  first  degree); section 121.11
    14  (criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation); section 121.12
    15  (strangulation in the second degree); section 121.13  (strangulation  in
    16  the  first  degree);  subdivision one of section 125.15 (manslaughter in
    17  the second degree); subdivision one,  two  or  four  of  section  125.20
    18  (manslaughter in the first degree); section 125.25 (murder in the second
    19  degree);  section  125.26 (aggravated murder); section 125.27 (murder in
    20  the first degree); section  120.45  (stalking  in  the  fourth  degree);
    21  section  120.50 (stalking in the third degree); section 120.55 (stalking
    22  in the second degree); section 120.60 (stalking in  the  first  degree);
    23  section  130.20  (sexual  misconduct); section 130.25 (rape in the third
    24  degree); section 130.30 (rape in  the  second  degree);  section  130.35
    25  (rape  in  the first degree); section 130.40 (criminal sexual act in the
    26  third degree);  section  130.45  (criminal  sexual  act  in  the  second

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15522-01-4

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     1  degree);  section  130.50  (criminal  sexual  act  in the first degree);
     2  section 130.52 (forcible touching); section  130.53  (persistent  sexual
     3  abuse);  section  130.55  (sexual  abuse  in  the third degree); section
     4  130.60 (sexual abuse in the second degree); section 130.65 (sexual abuse
     5  in  the  first degree); section 130.65-a (aggravated sexual abuse in the
     6  fourth degree); section 130.66 (aggravated sexual  abuse  in  the  third
     7  degree);  section 130.67 (aggravated sexual abuse in the second degree);
     8  section 130.70 (aggravated sexual abuse in the  first  degree);  section
     9  135.05  (unlawful  imprisonment  in  the  second degree); section 135.10
    10  (unlawful imprisonment in the first degree); section 135.20  (kidnapping
    11  in  the second degree); section 135.25 (kidnapping in the first degree);
    12  section 135.60 (coercion in the third degree); section 135.61  (coercion
    13  in  the  second  degree); section 135.65 (coercion in the first degree);
    14  section 140.10 (criminal trespass in the third degree);  section  140.15
    15  (criminal trespass in the second degree); section 140.17 (criminal tres-
    16  pass  in  the  first  degree);  section  140.20  (burglary  in the third
    17  degree); section 140.25 (burglary in the second degree); section  140.30
    18  (burglary in the first degree); section 145.00 (criminal mischief in the
    19  fourth  degree); section 145.05 (criminal mischief in the third degree);
    20  section 145.10 (criminal mischief in the second degree); section  145.12
    21  (criminal  mischief  in  the  first  degree); section 145.26 (aggravated
    22  cemetery desecration in the second degree); section  145.27  (aggravated
    23  cemetery  desecration in the first degree); section 150.05 (arson in the
    24  fourth degree); section 150.10 (arson  in  the  third  degree);  section
    25  150.15  (arson in the second degree); section 150.20 (arson in the first
    26  degree); section 155.25 (petit larceny); section 155.30  (grand  larceny
    27  in  the  fourth  degree);  section  155.35  (grand  larceny in the third
    28  degree); section 155.40 (grand larceny in the  second  degree);  section
    29  155.42  (grand  larceny in the first degree); section 160.05 (robbery in
    30  the third degree);  section  160.10  (robbery  in  the  second  degree);
    31  section  160.15 (robbery in the first degree); section 230.34 (sex traf-
    32  ficking); section 230.34-a (sex trafficking of a child); section  240.25
    33  (harassment  in  the  first  degree);  subdivision  one,  two or four of
    34  section 240.30 (aggravated harassment in  the  second  degree);  section
    35  240.50  (falsely  reporting  an  incident  in the third degree); section
    36  240.55 (falsely reporting an incident in  the  second  degree);  section
    37  240.60  (falsely reporting an incident in the first degree); subdivision
    38  one of section 265.03 (criminal possession of a  weapon  in  the  second
    39  degree);  subdivision  one  of  section 265.04 (criminal possession of a
    40  weapon in the first degree); section  490.10  (soliciting  or  providing
    41  support  for  an  act of terrorism in the second degree); section 490.15
    42  (soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism  in  the  first
    43  degree);  section  490.20  (making a terroristic threat); section 490.25
    44  (crime of terrorism); section 490.30 (hindering prosecution of terrorism
    45  in the second degree); section 490.35 (hindering prosecution of  terror-
    46  ism in the first degree); section 490.37 (criminal possession of a chem-
    47  ical  weapon  or  biological weapon in the third degree); section 490.40
    48  (criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biological  weapon  in  the
    49  second degree); section 490.45 (criminal possession of a chemical weapon
    50  or  biological weapon in the first degree); section 490.47 (criminal use
    51  of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree);  section
    52  490.50  (criminal  use  of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the
    53  second degree); section 490.55 (criminal use of  a  chemical  weapon  or
    54  biological  weapon in the first degree); or any attempt or conspiracy to
    55  commit any of the foregoing offenses.

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     1    § 1-a. Subdivision 3 of section 485.05 of the penal law, as amended by
     2  section 2 of part C of chapter 55 the laws of 2024, is amended  to  read
     3  as follows:
     4    3. A "specified offense" is an offense defined by any of the following
     5  provisions  of  this  chapter:  section  120.00  (assault  in  the third
     6  degree); section 120.05 (assault in the second degree);  section  120.06
     7  (gang assault in the second degree); section 120.07 (gang assault in the
     8  first  degree);  section  120.10  (assault in the first degree); section
     9  120.12 (aggravated assault upon a person less than  eleven  years  old);
    10  section  120.13 (menacing in the first degree); section 120.14 (menacing
    11  in the second degree); section 120.15 (menacing in  the  third  degree);
    12  section  120.20  (reckless  endangerment  in the second degree); section
    13  120.25 (reckless endangerment  in  the  first  degree);  section  121.11
    14  (criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation); section 121.12
    15  (strangulation  in  the second degree); section 121.13 (strangulation in
    16  the first degree); subdivision one of section  125.15  (manslaughter  in
    17  the  second  degree);  subdivision  one,  two  or four of section 125.20
    18  (manslaughter in the first degree); section 125.25 (murder in the second
    19  degree); section 125.26 (aggravated murder); section 125.27  (murder  in
    20  the  first  degree);  section  120.45  (stalking  in the fourth degree);
    21  section 120.50 (stalking in the third degree); section 120.55  (stalking
    22  in  the  second  degree); section 120.60 (stalking in the first degree);
    23  section 130.20 (sexual misconduct); section 130.25 (rape  in  the  third
    24  degree);  section  130.30  (rape  in  the second degree); section 130.35
    25  (rape in the  first  degree);  former  section  130.40;  former  section
    26  130.45;  former  section  130.50;  section  130.52  (forcible touching);
    27  section 130.53 (persistent sexual abuse); section 130.55  (sexual  abuse
    28  in  the  third  degree);  section  130.60  (sexual  abuse  in the second
    29  degree); section 130.65 (sexual abuse  in  the  first  degree);  section
    30  130.65-a  (aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree); section 130.66
    31  (aggravated sexual abuse in the third degree);  section  130.67  (aggra-
    32  vated  sexual  abuse  in  the second degree); section 130.70 (aggravated
    33  sexual abuse in the first degree); section 135.05 (unlawful imprisonment
    34  in the second degree); section  135.10  (unlawful  imprisonment  in  the
    35  first degree); section 135.20 (kidnapping in the second degree); section
    36  135.25 (kidnapping in the first degree); section 135.60 (coercion in the
    37  third  degree);  section 135.61 (coercion in the second degree); section
    38  135.65 (coercion in the first degree); section 140.10 (criminal trespass
    39  in the third degree); section 140.15 (criminal trespass  in  the  second
    40  degree); section 140.17 (criminal trespass in the first degree); section
    41  140.20  (burglary  in the third degree); section 140.25 (burglary in the
    42  second degree); section 140.30 (burglary in the first  degree);  section
    43  145.00  (criminal mischief in the fourth degree); section 145.05 (crimi-
    44  nal mischief in the third degree); section 145.10 (criminal mischief  in
    45  the  second  degree);  section  145.12  (criminal  mischief in the first
    46  degree); section 145.26 (aggravated cemetery desecration in  the  second
    47  degree);  section  145.27  (aggravated cemetery desecration in the first
    48  degree); section 150.05 (arson in the  fourth  degree);  section  150.10
    49  (arson  in  the  third  degree);  section  150.15  (arson  in the second
    50  degree); section 150.20 (arson in  the  first  degree);  section  155.25
    51  (petit  larceny);  section  155.30 (grand larceny in the fourth degree);
    52  section 155.35 (grand larceny  in  the  third  degree);  section  155.40
    53  (grand  larceny  in the second degree); section 155.42 (grand larceny in
    54  the first degree); section 160.05 (robbery in the third degree); section
    55  160.10 (robbery in the second degree); section 160.15  (robbery  in  the
    56  first  degree);  section 230.34 (sex trafficking); section 230.34-a (sex

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     1  trafficking of  a  child);  section  240.25  (harassment  in  the  first
     2  degree);  subdivision  one,  two  or  four of section 240.30 (aggravated
     3  harassment in the second degree); section 240.50 (falsely  reporting  an
     4  incident  in  the  third  degree);  section 240.55 (falsely reporting an
     5  incident in the second degree); section  240.60  (falsely  reporting  an
     6  incident in the first degree); subdivision one of section 265.03 (crimi-
     7  nal  possession  of  a  weapon in the second degree); subdivision one of
     8  section 265.04 (criminal possession of a weapon in  the  first  degree);
     9  section  490.10 (soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism
    10  in the second degree); section 490.15 (soliciting or  providing  support
    11  for  an  act of terrorism in the first degree); section 490.20 (making a
    12  terroristic threat); section 490.25 (crime of terrorism); section 490.30
    13  (hindering prosecution of  terrorism  in  the  second  degree);  section
    14  490.35 (hindering prosecution of terrorism in the first degree); section
    15  490.37 (criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in
    16  the  third  degree);  section  490.40 (criminal possession of a chemical
    17  weapon or biological weapon in the second degree); section 490.45 (crim-
    18  inal possession of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in  the  first
    19  degree); section 490.47 (criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological
    20  weapon  in the third degree); section 490.50 (criminal use of a chemical
    21  weapon or biological weapon in the second degree); section 490.55 (crim-
    22  inal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the first degree);
    23  or any attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing offenses.
    24    § 2. This act shall take  effect  immediately  provided,  however,  if
    25  section  1  of  part  C of chapter 55 of the laws of 2024 shall not have
    26  taken effect on or before such date then section one of this  act  shall
    27  take  effect  on  the  same date and in the same manner as such section,
    28  takes effect; provided, further, that provisions  of  section  one-a  of
    29  this  act  shall  take effect on the same date and in the same manner as
    30  section 2 of part C of chapter 55 of the laws of 2024, takes effect.
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