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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5146: Establishes the offenses of menacing a police officer or peace officer in the first degree and menacing a police officer or peace officer in the second degree

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 5146 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the offenses of menacing a police officer or peace officer in the first degree and menacing a police officer or peace officer in the second degree. Primary sponsor: Joe DeStefano (Republican/Conservative). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO 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 offenses of menacing a police officer or peace officer in the first degree and menacing a police officer or peace officer in the second degree; relates to circumstances under which an officer is not required to issue an appearance ticket; makes conforming changes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 5 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe DeStefanoPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Paul BolognaCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse144
Alec Brook-KrasnyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse46
Lester ChangCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse49
Josh JensenCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse134
Misha NovakhovCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse45

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

Sources

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