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NY A 5500

in committee

Creates the crime of stalking a police officer or peace officer

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 5500 pass?

Not yet. NY A 5500 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 5500 about?

Creates the crime of stalking a police officer or peace officer when a person intentionally, and for no legitimate purpose, engages in a course of conduct directed at a specific police officer, peace officer or a person who they know or reasonably should know is a member of such officer's immediate family, and knows or reasonably should know that such conduct is likely to cause reasonable fear of material harm to the physical health, safety or property of such officer or member of such officer's immediate family; makes stalking a police officer or peace officer a class E felony; requires the posting of bail; makes related provisions.

Who sponsors NY A 5500?

Marianne Buttenschon is the primary sponsor of NY A 5500, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Creates the crime of stalking a police officer or peace officer when a person intentionally, and for no legitimate purpose, engages in a course of conduct directed at a specific police officer, peace officer or a person who they know or reasonably should know is a member of such officer's immediate family, and knows or reasonably should know that such conduct is likely to cause reasonable fear of material harm to the physical health, safety or property of such officer or member of such officer's immediate family; makes stalking a police officer or peace officer a class E felony; requires the posting of bail; makes related provisions.

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

  • Marianne Buttenschonprimary
  • Steve Sterncosponsor
  • Keith Browncosponsor
  • Stephen Hawleycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-14

    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 10970not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1066not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1562not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 3461

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A5500?summary=&detail=

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