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This bill makes it a crime to physically harass transit workers, including actions like spitting, shoving, or striking.
Why it matters
Strengthens protections for transit workers. by specifically criminalizing physical acts like spitting, shoving, or striking against employees such as train operators, conductors, and bus drivers, recognizing the unique risks they face on the job.
Aims to deter aggressive behavior. towards public transportation staff, which could lead to safer working conditions and potentially improve the experience for riders by ensuring staff feel safer and more supported.
Covers both public and private transit agencies. , meaning the law applies broadly across all transit systems operating with New York State authorization, closing loopholes and ensuring uniform protection regardless of employer.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3378
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 29, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to harassing certain employees of a transit agency or authority
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 240.30 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
3-a. Strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise subjects another person to physical contact, which includes spitting on such other person, and such other person is a train operator, ticket inspector, conductor, signalperson, bus operator or station agent employed by any transit agency, authority or company, public or private, whose operation is authorized by New York state or any of its political subdivisions; or
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05968-01-9
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