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NY S08476
Bill
Status
Introduced
8/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Alexis Weik
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AI Summary
- Expands the existing crime of "aggravated harassment of a judge" to include elected officials and their immediate family members, covering threats of physical harm or property damage communicated by phone, computer, mail, or other means
- Makes aggravated harassment of an elected official a class E felony, the same classification currently applied to judges
- Adds a new category to criminal trespass in the first degree: knowingly entering or remaining unlawfully in a building where an elected official or their immediate family resides
- Elevates trespassing at an elected official's residence to a class D felony, matching penalties for trespass involving weapons or explosives
- Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Increases criminal penalties for aggravated harassment of an elected official and criminal trespass of an elected official's residence; provides that aggravated harassment of an elected official shall be a class E felony and criminal trespass of an elected official's residence shall be included in criminal trespass in the first degree and shall be a class D felony.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CODES
1/7/2026
Committee Referrals
Codes1/7/2026
Rules8/13/2025
Full Bill Text
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