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S 7627: Establishes the crimes of spoofing a police agency telephone number in the first and second degrees as a class E felony and a class A misdemeanor.
What S 7627 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to establish new crimes related to spoofing police agency telephone numbers. Spoofing a police agency telephone number in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor, punishable by law. This crime involves placing a telephone call with the intention of defrauding or harassing another person, and the call's ID display shows a police agency phone number or other identifying information. Spoofing a police agency telephone number in the first degree is a class E felony, punishable by law. This crime involves previously being convicted of spoofing a police agency telephone number in the second degree or first degree within the last ten years. The bill takes effect sixty days after it becomes law.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7627
- What is the current status of S 7627?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 7627 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 7627 pass?
- Not yet. S 7627 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7627, and where is it now?
- S 7627 was authored by Sen. Jeremy Cooney. Its committee of record is Senate Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Apr. 23, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 23, 2025 · 395 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7627 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- 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 establishing the crimes of spoofing a police agency telephone number in the first and second degrees The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 190.90 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 190.90 Spoofing a police agency telephone number in the second degree. 4 A person is guilty of spoofing a police agency telephone number in the 5 second degree when, with intent to defraud another person or to harass, 6 annoy, threaten, or alarm another person, such person places a telephone 7 call whereby the ID display of the person receiving the call displays a 8 phone number of a police agency of this state or any political subdivi- 9 sion of this state or displays any other information that would indicate 10 that such phone call was placed by a police agency of this state or any 11 political subdivision of this state. 12 Spoofing a police agency telephone number in the second degree is a 13 class A misdemeanor. 14 § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 190.95 to read 15 as follows: 16 § 190.95 Spoofing a police agency telephone number in the first degree. 17 A person is guilty of spoofing a police agency telephone number in the 18 first degree when such person commits the crime of spoofing a police 19 agency telephone number in the second degree and such person has been 20 previously convicted within the last ten years of spoofing a police 21 agency telephone number in the second degree or spoofing a police agency 22 telephone number in the first degree. 23 Spoofing a police agency telephone number in the first degree is a 24 class E felony. 25 § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 26 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07953-01-5
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