Categorizes the assault of certain employees of the New York city department of buildings or the New York city department of housing preservation and development as a class D felony
Summary
Categorizes the assault of certain employees of the New York city department of buildings or the New York city department of housing preservation and development as a class D felony.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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A1872
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A1872A
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MINOR
The bill was amended to expand the number of new criminal subdivisions added to the Penal Law from two to four, broadening the scope of protected employees. The changes updated the list of job titles to include broader categories like 'inspectorial, technical, investigative, or social service/community title' and added specific roles such as 'labor compliance officers' to ensure greater protection for city building and housing department staff.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from protecting a specific list of job titles to covering a wider range of roles, including labor compliance officers and various inspectorial and technical titles within the New York City Department of Buildings and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development.
SCOPE
Added two new criminal subdivisions (3-e and 11-e) to the Penal Law, increasing the total number of new subdivisions from two to four.
ELIGIBILITY
Replaced a specific list of job titles with broader categories such as 'inspectorial, technical, investigative, or social service/community title' to include more employees.
Explicitly added 'labor compliance officers engaged in development or construction projects' to the list of protected employees.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 1872A
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stacey Pheffer Amato
DDemocratic
Co
Angelo Santabarbara
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Eachus
DDemocratic
Co
David Weprin
DDemocratic
Co
Eddie Gibbs
DDemocratic
Co
Grace Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Jeffrey Dinowitz
DDemocratic
Co
Jenifer Rajkumar
DDemocratic
Co
Judy Griffin
DDemocratic
Co
Kalman Yeger
DDemocratic
Co
Nily Rozic
DDemocratic
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