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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 9583: Enhances criminal penalties for criminal mischief and larceny offenses committed at a place of religious worship

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 9583 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Enhances criminal penalties for criminal mischief and larceny offenses committed at a place of religious worship. Primary sponsor: Sam Sutton (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 26, 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.

Enhances criminal penalties for criminal mischief and larceny offenses committed at a place of religious worship and for cemetery desecration.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sam SuttonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Steve ChanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate17
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42

“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

Sources

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