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NY S05555
Bill
Status
2/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Stephen Chan
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AI Summary
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Expands the disorderly conduct statute (Penal Law § 240.20) to add five new prohibited behaviors: public urination or defecation, smoking in prohibited areas, possessing open containers of alcohol in public, smoking marijuana in public, and disobeying signage in municipal or state parks
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Explicitly adds littering as an example of creating a hazardous or physically offensive condition under existing disorderly conduct provisions
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Defines "public place" to include highways, streets, sidewalks, parking areas, shopping areas, playgrounds, parks, beaches, and the interior of stationary motor vehicles in these locations
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Excludes premises licensed for on-site alcohol sales and private property from the "public place" definition
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Takes effect 90 days after becoming law; disorderly conduct remains classified as a violation (non-criminal offense)
Legislative Description
Adds offenses to disorderly conduct, including urination and defecation in a public place; smoking any substance in a prohibited area; possessing an open container of alcohol in a public place; smoking marijuana in a public place; or disobeying signage, including but not limited to, printed notices and placards, in any municipal or state park.
Last Action
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
2/24/2026