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NY S09149
Bill
Status
8/15/2018
Primary Sponsor
Jesse Hamilton
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AI Summary
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Adds three offenses to the definition of "specified offense" under New York Penal Law Section 485.05: falsely reporting an incident in the third degree (Section 240.50), second degree (Section 240.55), and first degree (Section 240.60).
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Specified offenses are used to determine when crimes qualify as hate crimes under New York law, making false reports of incidents eligible for hate crime charges if motivated by bias.
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Includes two separate effective dates: the first amendment takes effect November 1 following enactment; the second amendment takes effect on the same date as Section 9 of Part NN of Chapter 55 of the 2018 laws, if that section has not already taken effect by November 1.
Legislative Description
Includes falsely reporting an incident in the third, second, and first degrees as a specified offense for the purposes of hate crimes.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
8/15/2018