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S3806Senate2015-2016 SessionSame asA5339

Relates to cemetery desecration

Sponsor Michael F. NozzolioSD-54+3 co-sponsorsAffects Legal
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In Assembly Committee
Codes
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Pending
Passage
Pending

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Michael F. Nozzolio

Senator · Senate District 54

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History

  1. Referred to codes
  2. Delivered to assembly
  3. Passed senateVote 56–4
  4. Advanced to third reading
  5. 2nd report cal.
  6. 1st report cal.431
  7. Referred to codes
  8. Returned to senate
  9. Died in assembly
  10. Referred to codes
  11. Delivered to assembly
  12. Passed senateVote 55–4
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  1. Advanced to third reading
  2. 2nd report cal.
  3. 1st report cal.230
  4. Referred to codes

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A5339Assembly

Relates to cemetery desecration

In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Michael Cusick

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S3806

Title of bill

An act to amend the penal law, in relation to cemetery desecration; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

Purpose

This legislation would include all property, regardless of value, under the crime of cemetery desecration.

Summary of provisions

Section one amends section 145.23 of the Penal Law to include all property, regardless of value, located at a cemetery plot, grave, burial place or other place of interment of human remains in the crime of cemetery desecration. This section also makes technical changes.

Section two establishes an effective date.

Justification

Cemetery desecration is a continuing problem in New York State and recently has resulted in the theft of numerous veterans markers. NYS Law must address all cemetery desecration, regardless of the value of theft or damage to deal with this extremely disrespectful problem.

Legislative history

S.S731 of 2007/2008 S.2686 of 2009/2010 S.473 of 2011/2012, S.3307A of 2013/2014

Fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

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