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NY S00662
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Patrick Gallivan
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AI Summary
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Amends the penal law to make intentionally causing physical injury to a sports official (including umpires, referees, judges, linesmen, coaches, and assistant coaches) at sporting venues, fields, or parking facilities a second-degree assault offense
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Creates a new crime of "aggravated harassment of a sports official" covering physical contact, spitting, or communicating threats of physical or property harm to officials at sports contests
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Classifies aggravated harassment of a sports official as a class B misdemeanor
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Requires the State Education Department to establish an information campaign for youth, school, amateur, and intercollegiate sports programs informing parents and spectators about protections for sports officials and potential criminal consequences for harassment or assault
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Takes effect 120 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Establishes the crime of assault on sports officials and harassment of a sports official; makes harassment of a sports official a violation; requires the state education department to establish an information campaign to be distributed to all youth and school sports programs requiring such programs to disseminate information to parents and other spectators of such programs on the protections afforded sports officials.
Last Action
PRINT NUMBER 662A
3/10/2026