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NY A 169

in committee

Relates to cemetery desecration; repealer

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 169 pass?

Not yet. NY A 169 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY A 169 about?

Removes the $250 amount of damage from cemetery desecration in the second degree; makes cemetery desecration in the second degree a class E felony to apply to any damage or theft regardless of value; adds crime of cemetery desecration in the first degree and makes such crime a class D felony.

Who sponsors NY A 169?

Simcha Eichenstein is the primary sponsor of NY A 169.

Description

Removes the $250 amount of damage from cemetery desecration in the second degree; makes cemetery desecration in the second degree a class E felony to apply to any damage or theft regardless of value; adds crime of cemetery desecration in the first degree and makes such crime a class D felony.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CODES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Simcha Eichensteinprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 5339not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 7201not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 6754not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 8727not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2507not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 217not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 9618

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A169?summary=&detail=

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