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A 6704: Adds damaging property of another person when that property is an American flag to the definition of criminal mischief in the third degree.
What A 6704 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to strengthen the definition of criminal mischief in the third degree. It seeks to increase the threshold for damages to property of another person from $550 to an amount exceeding $2,500. Additionally, the law proposes to add a new provision that specifically targets the damage of an American flag. The proposed changes are intended to provide more severe penalties for those who intentionally damage or deface property, including national symbols. The law would take effect 90 days after it is enacted.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6704
- What is the current status of A 6704?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6704 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 6704 pass?
- Not yet. A 6704 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6704, and where is it now?
- A 6704 was authored by Asm. Michael Tannousis with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Mar. 07, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 7, 2025 · 182 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6704 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 7, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TANNOUSIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to criminal mischief in the third degree The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 145.05 of the penal law, as 2 amended by chapter 276 of the laws of 2003, is amended and a new subdi- 3 vision 3 is added to read as follows: 4 2. damages property of another person in an amount exceeding two 5 hundred fifty dollars[.]; or 6 3. damages property of another person when that property is an Ameri- 7 can flag. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth 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. LBD09813-01-5
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