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NY S 8476

in committee

Increases criminal penalties for aggravated harassment of an elected official and criminal trespass of an elected official's residence

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 8476 pass?

Not yet. NY S 8476 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 S 8476 about?

Increases criminal penalties for aggravated harassment of an elected official and criminal trespass of an elected official's residence; provides that aggravated harassment of an elected official shall be a class E felony and criminal trespass of an elected official's residence shall be included in criminal trespass in the first degree and shall be a class D felony.

Who sponsors NY S 8476?

Alexis Weik is the primary sponsor of NY S 8476, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Increases criminal penalties for aggravated harassment of an elected official and criminal trespass of an elected official's residence; provides that aggravated harassment of an elected official shall be a class E felony and criminal trespass of an elected official's residence shall be included in criminal trespass in the first degree and shall be 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

  • Alexis Weikprimary
  • Anthony H. Palumbocosponsor
  • Steve Rhoadscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-08-13

    REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S8476?summary=&detail=

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