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NY A 7436

in committee

Provides that a person is guilty of harassment in the first degree if such person strikes, shoves, kicks, et cetera a school employee

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 7436 pass?

Not yet. NY A 7436 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 7436 about?

Provides that a person is guilty of harassment in the first degree, a class B misdemeanor, when such person strikes, shoves, kicks or otherwise subjects a school employee to physical contact or attempts or threatens to do the same while such school employee is engaged in the performance of such person's duties as a school employee.

Who sponsors NY A 7436?

Stephen Hawley is the primary sponsor of NY A 7436, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Provides that a person is guilty of harassment in the first degree, a class B misdemeanor, when such person strikes, shoves, kicks or otherwise subjects a school employee to physical contact or attempts or threatens to do the same while such school employee is engaged in the performance of such person's duties as a school employee.

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

  • Stephen Hawleyprimary
  • David McDonoughcosponsor
  • Joseph Sempolinskicosponsor
  • Joe DeStefanocosponsor
  • Keith Browncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-27

    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 1578not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2273not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 5973not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2007not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 3919not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 330not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1130not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 844not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2451not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 1611

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A7436?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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