Assembly bill · A7215 (2025-26)
Establishes the false reporting survivors act which establishes the crimes of aggravated falsely reporting an incident in the first, second, and third degrees
New York State Assembly
Sponsor: Philip Ramos (Assembly Member, District 6, Democratic)
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Summary
Establishes the false reporting survivors act which establishes the crimes of aggravated falsely reporting an incident in the first, second, and third degrees when a person commits the crime of falsely reporting an incident in the first, second, or third degree and such person intended to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person because of a belief or perception regarding a person's race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or ethnicity; authorizes officers to arrest persons believed to have committed falsely reporting an incident without first obtaining a warrant and provides exceptions to such authority to arrest; includes such falsely reporting as a hate crime; authorizes the law enforcement misconduct investigative office to receive and investigate complaints alleging falsely reporting an incident; establishes databases of law enforcement officers and persons convicted of falsely reporting; requires notifying persons of the termination of certain criminal actions or proceedings; relates to the statute of limitations for filing an action relating to falsely reporting.
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Amends the Penal Law.
Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Codes · New York State Assembly
Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate.
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Full history
- Jul 1, 2026
Amend and Recommit to Codes
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
NY Assembly
- Mar 5, 2026
Amend (t) and Recommit to Codes
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
NY Assembly
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
- Mar 21, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
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