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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 7271: 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

S 7271 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on April 7, 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: Mark Walczyk (Republican/Conservative). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CODES.

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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/Conservative 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark WalczykPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate49
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Alexis WeikCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate8

“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