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A 7632: Expands the offense of aggravated harassment in the first degree to include etching, painting, drawing upon or otherwise placing or displaying emblems, logos, flags or other symbols of designated terrorist organizations on any building or other real property without express permission of the owner or operator of such building or real property.
What A 7632 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to prohibit the display of certain symbols on private and public properties without permission. It specifically targets the display of a noose, a symbol commonly associated with racism and intimidation, and emblems, logos, flags, or other symbols of designated foreign terrorist organizations. The bill prohibits these displays on any building or real property, including those owned by individuals, firms, corporations, public agencies, or instrumentality, without the explicit permission of the property owner or operator. The law will take effect 90 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7632
- What is the current status of A 7632?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 7632 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 7632 pass?
- Not yet. A 7632 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7632, and where is it now?
- A 7632 was authored by Asm. Micah Lasher. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Apr. 01, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 1, 2025 · 313 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7632 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LASHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to enacting the "SAFETY (Stand Against Flags of Enemy Terrorists) act" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "SAFETY (Stand Against Flags of Enemy Terrorists) act". 3 § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 240.31 of the penal law, as added by 4 chapter 74 of the laws of 2008, is amended and a new subdivision 6 is 5 added to read as follows: 6 5. Etches, paints, draws upon or otherwise places or displays a noose, 7 commonly exhibited as a symbol of racism and intimidation, on any build- 8 ing or other real property, public or private, owned by any person, firm 9 or corporation or any public agency or instrumentality, without express 10 permission of the owner or operator of such building or real 11 property[.]; or 12 6. Etches, paints, draws upon or otherwise places or displays emblems, 13 logos, flags or other symbols of designated foreign terrorist organiza- 14 tions, as defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1189, on any building or other real 15 property, public or private, owned by any person, firm or corporation or 16 any public agency or instrumentality, without express permission of the 17 owner or operator of such building or real property. 18 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 19 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08894-03-5
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