Categorizes the assault of certain employees of the New York city department of buildings or the New York city department of housing preservation and…

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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

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Latest action Apr 22, 2026

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.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A1872, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Penal Law.

Committee

Codes · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To create the crime that an assault on members of the NYC Department of Buildings is a class D felony.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateApr 22, 2026Result: passed
(59) (0) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Codes
Senate CodesMar 24, 2026Result: passed
(10) (3) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Andrew J. Lanza, Angelo Santabarbara and 23 more on Agora

Democratic20
Republican5

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Jessica Scarcella-Spanton says this is needed

The men, and women who work for the NYC Department of Buildings are working to ensure the safety and full compliance with building codes in New York City. Any attack on an -employee is unacceptable. This law would add to the previous law and ensure that any assault would be charged with a D felony. Our employees cannot fear being assaulted for doing their job!

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Apr 22, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Apr 22, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Apr 22, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Mar 26, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Mar 25, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (7 earlier events)

Mar 24, 2026
1ST Report CAL.616
1ST REPORT CAL.616
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
May 27, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Codes
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
NY Senate
May 22, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Codes
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
NY Assembly
Feb 19, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Senate
Jan 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly

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