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A 3274: Expands the crime of aggravated assault upon a police officer or a peace officer by removing the requirement that such injury be caused by a dangerous or deadly instrument.
What A 3274 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the penal law to increase penalties for aggravated assault upon a police officer or a peace officer. A person is guilty of aggravated assault when, with intent to cause serious physical injury, they cause such injury using a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument. This crime is classified as a class B felony. The changes will take effect 90 days after the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3274
- What is the current status of A 3274?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3274 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to codes".
- Did A 3274 pass?
- Not yet. A 3274 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3274, and where is it now?
- A 3274 was authored by Asm. Doug Smith with 11 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 257 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3274 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SMITH, DeSTEFANO, MIKULIN, MILLER, MORINELLO, ANGELINO, TANNOUSIS, HAWLEY, BRABENEC, PALMESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of aggravated assault upon a police officer or a peace officer The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 120.11 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 283 2 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 120.11 Aggravated assault upon a police officer or a peace officer. 4 A person is guilty of aggravated assault upon a police officer or a 5 peace officer when, with intent to cause serious physical injury to a 6 person whom [he] such person knows or reasonably should know to be a 7 police officer or a peace officer engaged in the course of performing 8 [his] their official duties, [he] such person causes such injury [by9means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument]. 10 Aggravated assault upon a police officer or a peace officer is a class 11 B felony. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 13 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01480-01-5
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