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S 4777: Relates to first responders, including correction officers, coming into contact with saliva by spitting, throwing, tossing, or expelling from or by an individual.
What S 4777 does, verified January 10, 2026
This bill aims to protect first responders from harassment and intimidation by individuals who spit, throw, toss, or expel saliva at them. The law would make it a crime to intentionally cause a first responder to come into contact with saliva with the intent to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm them. The law would take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4777
- What is the current status of S 4777?
- As of January 10, 2026, S 4777 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 S 4777 pass?
- Not yet. S 4777 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4777, and where is it now?
- S 4777 was authored by Sen. Chris Ryan with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Codes.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 12, 2025 · 209 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4777 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. C. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to first responders coming into contact with saliva by spitting, throwing, tossing or expelling from or by an individual The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 240.30 of the penal law is renum- 2 bered subdivision 6 and a new subdivision 5 is added to read as follows: 3 5. With the intent to harass, annoy, threaten or alarm another person 4 whom the actor knows or reasonably should know to be a first responder, 5 including but not limited to correction officers, such actor causes or 6 attempts to cause such first responder to come into contact with saliva 7 by spitting, throwing, tossing or expelling such fluid; or 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09554-01-5
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