New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01035

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  

Caption

Establishes the crime of making a threat of mass violence; relates to the amount of a fine imposed for the commission of a felony.

Summary

Bill A01035 aims to amend the penal law in New York by establishing two new offenses related to making threats of mass violence. The bill delineates two degrees of the crime: 'making a threat of mass violence in the second degree' for individuals under 18 or those between 18 and 21 threatening their current school, and 'making a threat of mass violence in the first degree' for threats made towards schools, places of worship, mass gatherings, or businesses. Each offense carries significant fines and mandatory detention sentences, with the first degree being classified as a class D felony.

Impact

If enacted, this bill would create new legal definitions and penalties for threats of mass violence, thereby enhancing the state's ability to address and deter such threats. It would modify existing penal law by increasing the fines associated with certain felonies and introducing specific penalties for individuals based on their age. This could lead to increased law enforcement actions and potentially affect the judicial process regarding youth and young adult offenders.

Sentiment

The sentiment around Bill A01035 appears to be cautious but supportive among lawmakers concerned about public safety, particularly in educational and communal settings. However, there may be apprehensions regarding the implications for youth offenders and the potential for overreach in penalizing threats, which could lead to debates in committee discussions.

Contention

Notable points of contention include concerns about the bill's impact on minors and young adults, particularly regarding the potential for harsh penalties for threats that may not result in actual violence. Some advocates argue that the bill could disproportionately affect youth, while supporters emphasize the need for strict measures to prevent mass violence in schools and public spaces.

Companion Bills

NY S07022

Same As Establishes the crime of making a threat of mass violence; relates to the amount of a fine imposed for the commission of a felony.

Previously Filed As

NY S07022

Establishes the crime of making a threat of mass violence; relates to the amount of a fine imposed for the commission of a felony.

NY A07215

Establishes the false reporting survivors act which establishes the crimes of aggravated falsely reporting an incident in the first, second, and third degrees when a person commits the crime of falsely reporting an incident in the first, second, or third degree and such person intended to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person because of a belief or perception regarding a person's race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or ethnicity; authorizes officers to arrest persons believed to have committed falsely reporting an incident without first obtaining a warrant; includes such falsely reporting as a hate crime; authorizes the law enforcement misconduct investigative office to receive and investigate complaints alleging falsely reporting an incident; establishes databases of law enforcement officers and persons convicted of falsely reporting; requires notifying persons of the termination of certain criminal actions or proceedings; relates to the statute of limitations for filing an action relating to falsely reporting.

NY SB473

Creating felony offense of using electronic device to threaten violence

NY S01603

Establishes the crime of making a threat of mass violence.

NY A09127

Includes aggravated threat of mass harm, making a threat of mass harm, aggravated harassment in the second degree, harassment in the first degree, menacing in the third degree, menacing in the second degree, menacing in the first degree, and aggravated harassment in the first degree in being eligible for bail; makes aggravated threat of mass harm and making a threat of mass harm eligible to be considered hate crimes; increases the penalties for aggravated threat of mass harm and making a threat of mass harm.

NY HB233

Crimes and offenses; making a terrorist threat in the second degree, elements revised, criminal penalties further provided for

NY HB188

Crimes and offenses; making a terrorist threat in the second degree, elements revised, criminal penalties further provided for

NY SB676

Criminal Law - Threat of Mass Violence - Penalty

NY AB38

Crimes: serious and violent felonies.

NY S10359

Prohibits people from engaging in protests outside a place of religious worship; establishes that protests must be a minimum of twenty-five feet away from a place of religious worship.

Similar Bills

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