A 3422 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the assault on sports officials and aggravated harassment of a sports official and the provision of information to the spectators of such sporting events

Summary

Establishes the crime of assault on sports officials and harassment of a sports official; makes harassment of a sports official a violation; requires the state education department to establish an information campaign to be distributed to all youth and school sports programs requiring such programs to disseminate information to parents and other spectators of such programs on the protections afforded sports officials.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

A3422 → A3422A · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change the classification of 'aggravated harassment of a sports official' from a class B misdemeanor to a violation, which is a less serious offense with lower penalties. The bill also updated formatting and tracking numbers to reflect its amended status in the legislative process.

Scope change

The scope of the offense was reduced by changing its legal classification from a misdemeanor to a violation, which affects potential penalties and enforcement priorities.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed the offense classification from 'class B misdemeanor' to 'violation', reducing the severity of penalties for assaulting sports officials.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill tracking numbers and formatting to reflect amended status in the legislative process.

DEFINITION

Changed the section title from 'Aggravated harassment of a sports official' to 'Harassment of a sports official' to align with the reduced offense classification.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3422A

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor