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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 4209: Relates to aggravated resisting arrest

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 4209 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to aggravated resisting arrest. Primary sponsor: Mike Reilly (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN CODES.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Establishes the crime of aggravated resisting arrest as where a person intentionally prevents or attempts to prevent a police officer or peace officer from effecting an authorized arrest of such person or another person through the use of physical force, where such authorized arrest is for a crime which is a felony.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3 · Republican/Conservative 2 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike ReillyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Joe AngelinoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse121
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Steve HawleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
Misha NovakhovCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse45
Phil PalmesanoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse132

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN CODES
  2. REFERRED TO CODES
  3. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source