S 5110: Categorizes the assault of certain employees of the New York city department of buildings or the New York city department of housing preservation and development as a class D felony.
The bill aims to categorize the assault of certain employees of the New York City Department of Buildings and Housing Preservation and Development as a class D felony. The bill adds new subdivisions to the penal law to specifically address the assault of employees in inspectorial, technical, investigative, and social service/community titles. Employees in these titles, including labor compliance officers, are protected from physical injury caused by someone with the intent to prevent them from performing their duties. Similarly, employees in inspectorial, technical, investigative, and community titles are protected from physical injury caused by someone with the intent to prevent them from performing their duties. The assault of employees in these titles is punishable as a class D felony. The bill takes effect immediately.
- What is the current status of S 5110?
- As of July 1, 2026, S 5110 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on April 22, 2026, was "referred to codes".
- Did S 5110 pass?
- Not yet. S 5110 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote S 5110, and where is it now?
- S 5110 was authored by Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton with 12 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes. It is filed under Penal, alongside 132 other New York Penal bills this session.
| Apr. 22, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Apr. 22, 2026 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Apr. 22, 2026 | PASSED SENATE |
| Mar. 26, 2026 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| Mar. 25, 2026 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5110 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- 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 categorizing the assault of certain employees of the New York city department of buildings or the New York city department of housing preservation and development as a class D felony The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 120.05 of the penal law is amended by adding two 2 new subdivisions 3-d and 11-d to read as follows: 3 3-d. With intent to prevent an employee of the New York city depart- 4 ment of buildings or the New York city department of housing preserva- 5 tion and development in the titles construction inspector, housing 6 inspector, associate housing inspector level I and level II, elevator 7 inspector, associate elevator inspector, plumbing inspector, boiler 8 inspector, low-pressure boiler inspector, hoist and rigging inspector, 9 or inspector multi-discipline, from performing their lawful duties such 10 person causes physical injury to such employee; or 11 11-d. With intent to cause physical injury to an employee of the New 12 York city department of buildings or the New York city department of 13 housing preservation and development in the titles construction inspec- 14 tor, housing inspector, associate housing inspector level I and level 15 II, elevator inspector, associate elevator inspector, plumbing inspec- 16 tor, boiler inspector, low-pressure boiler inspector, hoist and rigging 17 inspector, or inspector multi-discipline, performing their lawful duties 18 such person causes physical injury to such employee; or 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04246-01-5