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A 3465: Establishes the crime of domestic violence punishable as a class A misdemeanor.
What A 3465 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to establish the crime of domestic violence in New York. A person is guilty of domestic violence if they commit a specified misdemeanor and have a specified relationship with the victim. The specified relationship includes being a spouse, parent, guardian, or cohabiting partner. The specified misdemeanor includes offenses such as assault, menacing, and forcible touching. Domestic violence is classified as a class A misdemeanor. The law will take effect 90 days after it becomes law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3465
- What is the current status of A 3465?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3465 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 3465 pass?
- Not yet. A 3465 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3465, and where is it now?
- A 3465 was authored by Asm. Charles Lavine. 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 · 333 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3465 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of domestic violence The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.80 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 240.80 Domestic violence. 4 1. A person is guilty of domestic violence when such person commits a 5 specified misdemeanor defined in subdivision three of this section and 6 where there was a specified relationship between the defendant and the 7 person against whom the offense was committed as defined in subdivision 8 two of this section. 9 2. A "specified relationship" is one where (a) the defendant is a 10 current or former spouse, parent or guardian of the victim; (b) the 11 defendant is a person with whom the victim shares a child in common; (c) 12 the defendant is a person who is cohabitating with or has cohabitated 13 with the victim as a spouse, parent or guardian; or (d) the defendant is 14 a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent or guardian of the 15 victim. 16 3. A "specified misdemeanor" is an offense defined in section 120.00 17 (assault in the third degree); section 120.14 (menacing in the second 18 degree); section 121.11 (criminal obstruction of breathing or blood 19 circulation); section 130.52 (forcible touching); or section 240.30 20 (aggravated harassment in the second degree) of this part. 21 Domestic violence is a class A misdemeanor. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 23 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06042-01-5
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