Asm. Joe Angelino

Includes intentionally selecting a victim based on certain actual or perceived traits in the crime of murder in the first degree; provides that sentence for commission of certain provisions of murder in the first degree is death or life without parole.

Maddy summaryThis bill criminalizes hiding, damaging, or destroying a human body or body part when someone expects it might be used as evidence in a legal case, such as a criminal investigation or autopsy. It specifically defines this as a class E felony, punishable by up to four years in prison. The law explicitly excludes funeral directors, embalmers, and organ donation activities from this rule, as these are covered under existing public health laws. The bill also adds this offense to lists of crimes affecting bail decisions, but its core purpose is to protect evidence integrity in legal proceedings.

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes New York to create a special license plate displaying "Fire Police" for eligible individuals. It allows current fire police members or their spouses to request this plate upon application, providing proof of membership. The plate would be issued like a standard plate, requiring payment of the regular registration fee plus a one-time $10 service charge. The state must ensure the fees collected cover the costs of designing and manufacturing these plates before issuing them.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 3297) amends New York's Agriculture and Markets Law to clarify that using a deadly weapon (like a gun) or dangerous instrument (like a broken bottle) when causing serious injury to a companion animal makes the act "aggravated cruelty." It directly affects individuals who intentionally injure pets using such weapons or instruments, expanding the definition of aggravated cruelty beyond just causing extreme pain or acting sadistically. The key provision adds these specific methods as aggravating factors, requiring prosecutors to prove the injury was caused "by means of" a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument. The law takes effect immediately upon passage.

Establishes a fine reimbursement credit for taxpayers fined for operating a bar or restaurant during the COVID-19 pandemic in the amount of such fine.

Creates a series of distinctive license plates for law enforcement officers who were wounded in the line of duty or the spouse of such, which shall bear the words "Wounded in the Line of Duty"; includes the New York state sheriff's association, New York state association of chiefs of police, police benevolent association of the New York state troopers, the New York state police benevolent association, and the New York city police benevolent association; provides that proceeds from the service charge shall be used for a fund to assist wounded/fallen officers and their families.

Modifies the crime of criminal solicitation in the third degree; provides that a person is guilty of criminal solicitation in the third degree when such person, being over eighteen years of age, with the intent that another person under eighteen years of age engage in conduct that would constitute certain crimes, intentionally provides a loaded firearm to such other person.

Maddy summaryThis bill reclassifies uniformed court officers and court clerks in the first and second departments of New York's unified court system as "police officers" under the criminal procedure law. It adds specific definitions for these roles in the law and repeals two existing paragraphs (a and b of section 2.10) that previously defined them differently. The change directly affects court staff in those departments by altering their legal classification for purposes like law enforcement authority and eligibility for certain protections or benefits. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 5190) requires correction officers in state correctional facilities to be identified solely by their badge number, not by displaying their name on a tag or label. It directly affects correction officers employed in these facilities by prohibiting facilities from requiring them to wear name tags. The key provision amends the correction law to explicitly state that officers "shall be identified by a tag or other display of the officer's badge number only." The law would take effect 60 days after enactment, replacing any existing requirements for name displays.

Establishes the reclaimed asphalt pavement pilot program for the purpose of utilization of reclaimed asphalt pavement in the construction or improvement of state and municipal highways or bridges.