Walsh, Brabenec, Miller B, DiPietro, McDonough, Morinello, Salka, Manktelow, Ashby, Miller M,
Smith, Montesano, Durso
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Giglio JM
Amd §485.05, Pen L
Designates certain offenses against emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers as hate crimes; includes the definition of emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3824
SPONSOR: DeStefano TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to designating offenses
against law enforcement officers as hate crimes
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To combat targeted acts of violence against our emergency medical
services personnel, fire fighters, police officers or a law enforcement
officer.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 adds emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and
law enforcement officers to the list of demographic descriptors for the
basis in which a hate crime was committed. Under subdivision 4, it adds
paragraphs (d), (e), and (f), which defines the terms of "emergency
medical services personnel", "firefighter", and "law enforcement offi-
cer" respectively.
JUSTIFICATION:
There have been far too many attacks on our emergency responders due
solely to their career choices. These brave men and women put their
lives on the line protecting the citizens of the State of New York every
day. This act will ensure that the perpetrators of such targeted crimes
against New York State's emergency medical service personnel, fire
fighters, police officers and law enforcement officers shall face harsh-
er punishments.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A1652 of 2017/18- referred to codes,
A.10543 of 2015/16 - Held in Codes
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as
chapter 8 of the laws of 2019, takes effect
