A 3657: Relates to the unlawful discharge of a loaded firearm toward any police officer, firefighter, corrections officer, peace officer, or emergency medical services personnel.
What A 3657 does, verified April 21, 2026
The bill proposes to make the unlawful discharge of a loaded firearm toward certain law enforcement and emergency personnel a class B felony. Any person who willfully discharges a loaded firearm, gunpowder propelling force, at a peace officer, police officer, corrections officer, firefighter, or emergency medical services professional, with or without malice, will be guilty of this crime. This law would take effect thirty days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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Last action: held for consideration in codes (2026-04-21)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3657
- What is the current status of A 3657?
- As of April 21, 2026, A 3657 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on April 21, 2026, was "held for consideration in codes".
- Did A 3657 pass?
- Not yet. A 3657 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3657, and where is it now?
- A 3657 was authored by Asm. Michael Durso with 10 coauthors. It is filed under Penal, alongside 132 other New York Penal bills this session.
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| Apr. 21, 2026 | held for consideration in codes |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Jan. 29, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 29, 2025 · 202 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3657 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 29, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the unlawful discharge of a loaded firearm toward any police officer, firefighter, corrections officer, peace officer, or emergency medical services personnel The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 265.35 of the penal law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 4 to read as follows: 3 4. Any person who willfully discharges a loaded firearm or any other 4 gun, the propelling force of which is gunpowder, while pointed or aimed 5 at a peace officer, police officer, corrections officer, firefighter or 6 emergency medical services professional, with or without malice, is 7 guilty of a class B felony. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 9 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02462-01-5
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