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A 4678: Prohibits recording of the entrance or exit of a school ground or the entrance or exit to a property that contains school grounds within its boundaries.
What A 4678 does, verified January 10, 2026
The proposed law aims to amend the penal law to prohibit the recording of school ground entrances and exits. The law defines harassment in the second degree and makes it a violation. A person is guilty of this offense if they intentionally harass, annoy, or alarm another person by engaging in certain behaviors, such as physical contact, following someone, or using a device to record or broadcast images of school grounds. The law excludes certain activities, including those regulated by the national labor relations act, the railway labor act, and the federal employment labor management act. The law will take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Apr. 30, 2025 | amend and recommit to codes |
| Apr. 30, 2025 | print number 4678a |
| Feb. 04, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 4, 2025 · 370 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4678 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 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 prohibiting recording of the entrance of a school ground 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 250.75 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 250.75 Unlawful surveillance of school property. 4 1. As used in this section: 5 (a) "School ground" means the outside perimeter of any building, 6 structure, athletic playing field, playground or land contained within 7 the real property boundary line of a public or private elementary, paro- 8 chial, intermediate, junior high, vocational or high school. 9 (b) "School administrator" shall have the same meaning as defined by 10 subdivision six of section one thousand one hundred twenty-five of the 11 education law. 12 2. A person is guilty of unlawful surveillance of school property when 13 with intent to harass, annoy, threaten or alarm another person, they: 14 (a) broadcast or record the entrance or exit to a school ground or the 15 entrance or exit to a property that contains school grounds within its 16 boundaries; or 17 (b) use or install, or permit the utilization or installation of a 18 mechanical, digital or electronic viewing device, camera, cellular phone 19 or any other instrument capable of recording, storing or transmitting 20 visual images to view, broadcast or record an entrance or exit to a 21 school ground or an entry or exit to a property that contains school 22 grounds within its boundaries. 23 Unlawful surveillance of school property shall be punishable only by a 24 fine of not more than one thousand dollars per day. 25 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 26 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04760-01-5
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