Senate BillIntroduced
S 7355: Provides that conviction of assault on a social worker which prevents them from performing a lawful duty is a felony.
What S 7355 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to increase penalties for assaulting certain professionals who work in emergency services or social work. A person found guilty of causing serious physical injury to a peace officer, firefighter, emergency medical services professional, or social worker with the intent to prevent them from performing their duties will face felony charges. The assault would be classified as a class C felony. The law would take effect on the first of November, one year after its passage.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7355
- What is the current status of S 7355?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 7355 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 7355 pass?
- Not yet. S 7355 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7355, and where is it now?
- S 7355 was authored by Sen. Andrew Lanza. Its committee of record is Senate Codes.
Author and sponsors
Full contact details, staff, and committees with Connect, $16/moUnlockRecent actions2 total · showing 2
| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Apr. 10, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 10, 2025 · 306 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7355 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 making conviction of assault of a social worker a felony The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 120.08 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 476 2 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 120.08 Assault on a peace officer, police officer, firefighter [or], 4 emergency medical services professional or social worker. 5 A person is guilty of assault on a peace officer, police officer, 6 firefighter [or], emergency medical services professional or social 7 worker when, with intent to prevent a peace officer, police officer, a 8 firefighter, including a firefighter acting as a paramedic or emergency 9 medical technician administering first aid in the course of performance 10 of duty as such firefighter, [or] an emergency medical service paramedic 11 or emergency medical service technician[,] or social worker from 12 performing a lawful duty, [he or she] such person causes serious phys- 13 ical injury to such peace officer, police officer, firefighter, paramed- 14 ic [or], technician or social worker. 15 Assault on a peace officer, police officer, firefighter [or], emergen- 16 cy medical services professional or social worker is a class C felony. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 18 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. LBD09657-01-5
Text of S 7355 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions