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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7865: Relates to expanding criminal mischief in the third degree to include damaging property of another as an expression of political ideology

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 7865 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to expanding criminal mischief in the third degree to include damaging property of another as an expression of political ideology. Primary sponsor: Chris Tague (Republican). It lists 14 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.

Provides that a person is guilty of criminal mischief in the third degree when such person intentionally damages property of another person to promote or suppress a political ideology, or otherwise as an expression of political ideology.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 8 · Republican/Conservative 3 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris TaguePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse102
Joe AngelinoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse121
Anil BeephanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse105
Ken BlankenbushCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Karl BrabenecCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Ari BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Lester ChangCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse49
Dave DiPietroCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse147
Steve HawleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
Brian MaherCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse101
Angelo MorinelloCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse145
Phil PalmesanoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse132
Matt SimpsonCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse114
Kalman YegerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“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. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

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