A 1872 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

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 A1872A · 3 edits
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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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

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