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NY A 571

in committee

Establishes the bystander protection act

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 571 pass?

Not yet. NY A 571 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY A 571 about?

Establishes the bystander protection act which increases the punishment for an offense when a member of the public is harmed, but the intended target is a public official.

Who sponsors NY A 571?

Mary Beth Walsh is the primary sponsor of NY A 571, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Description

Establishes the bystander protection act which increases the punishment for an offense when a member of the public is harmed, but the intended target is a public official.

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

  • Mary Beth Walshprimary
  • Angelo J. Morinellocosponsor
  • Karl Brabeneccosponsor
  • Chris Taguecosponsor
  • Stephen Hawleycosponsor
  • Jeff Gallahancosponsor
  • Nader Sayeghcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 8441not in this corpus
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  • Prior session: A 1444not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 6151not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 7242not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 1132

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A571?summary=&detail=

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