S 2273 NY Passed One Chamber
Includes contacts via text, email, private message, direct message or other electronic communication in the definition of the offense of aggravated harassment in the second degree
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Includes contacts via text, email, private message, direct message or other electronic communication in the definition of the offense of aggravated harassment in the second degree.
Sponsor (1)
- Liz Krueger Democratic · primary
8 coauthors / cosponsors
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick Republican · cosponsor
- Patrick M. Gallivan Republican · cosponsor
- Pamela Helming Republican · cosponsor
- John Liu Democratic · cosponsor
- Rachel May Democratic · cosponsor
- Steve Rhoads Republican · cosponsor
- Robert Rolison Republican · cosponsor
- Lea Webb Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (14)
- Jan 16, 2025 REFERRED TO CODES · upper
- Feb 24, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.360 · upper
- Feb 25, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Feb 26, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Apr 8, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Apr 8, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Apr 8, 2025 REFERRED TO CODES · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO CODES · upper
- Apr 21, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.797 · upper
- Apr 22, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Apr 27, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Apr 28, 2026 SUBSTITUTED BY A2239 · upper
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S02273 Summary: BILL NO S02273   SAME AS SAME AS A02239
  SPONSOR KRUEGER   COSPNSR CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, GALLIVAN, HELMING, LIU, MAY, RHOADS, ROLISON, WEBB   MLTSPNSR   Amd §240.30, Pen L   Includes contacts via text, email, private message, direct message or other electronic communication in the definition of the offense of aggravated harassment in the second degree.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
2273
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 16, 2025 ___________
Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, GALLIVAN, HELMING, LIU, MAY, ROLISON, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to including contacts via text, private message, direct message, email or other electronic communication in the definition of the offense of aggravated harass- ment in the second degree
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 240.30 of the penal law, as 2 amended by chapter 188 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 2. With intent to harass or threaten another person, [ he or she ] such 5 person makes a telephone call, or contacts via text, private message, 6 direct message, email or other electronic communication, whether or not 7 a conversation ensues, with no purpose of legitimate communication; or 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 9 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. Effective imme- 10 diately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation 11 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are 12 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04009-01-5
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