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NY S01361
Bill
Status
1/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jose Serrano
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AI Summary
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Creates new penal law section 240.20-a establishing the crime of "disruption of an online public meeting" when a person intentionally causes public inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm by disturbing a lawful public assembly conducted through a computer service
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Requires the disruption to be without lawful authority and committed through a computer service (such as video conferencing platforms)
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Classifies the offense as a class B misdemeanor, punishable by up to 3 months in jail under New York law
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Preserves the ability to prosecute offenders under existing disorderly conduct statutes or other applicable offenses in addition to this new charge
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Establishes the crime of disruption of an online public meeting when a person with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, without lawful authority, and acting through a computer service, such person disturbs any lawful assembly or meeting of persons open to the public conducted through a computer service; makes such crime a class B misdemeanor.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CODES
1/7/2026