S 8895: Establishes a new assault crime for an assault on a retired police officer who previously arrested the assailant; establishes that assaulting such a retired police officer with intent to seek retribution is assault in the first degree.
What S 8895 does, verified February 21, 2026
The proposed law aims to enhance penalties for individuals who assault a retired police officer due to a previous arrest. This law would specifically target individuals who cause physical injury to a retired police officer or a third person with the intent to harm the officer because of their past involvement in the officer's arrest. The proposed law would also increase penalties for individuals who cause serious physical injury to someone other than a participant in a crime, with the added provision that this can include causing harm to a retired police officer due to a past arrest. The law would take effect 90 days after its passage.
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Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-13)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8895
- What is the current status of S 8895?
- As of February 21, 2026, S 8895 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 13, 2026, was "REFERRED TO CODES".
- Did S 8895 pass?
- Not yet. S 8895 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 8895, and where is it now?
- S 8895 was authored by Sen. Joseph Addabbo. Its committee of record is Senate Codes. It is filed under Penal, alongside 132 other New York Penal bills this session.
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| Jan. 13, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 13, 2026 · 365 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8895 IN SENATE January 13, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 assaulting a retired police officer 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 a new 2 subdivision 15 to read as follows: 3 15. With the intent to cause physical injury to a specific retired 4 police officer, as police officer is defined pursuant to subdivision 5 thirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, due to a 6 belief regarding such retired police officer's involvement in a previous 7 arrest of such person while on active duty, such person causes such 8 injury to such retired police officer or a third person. 9 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 120.10 of the penal law, as amended by 10 chapter 791 of the laws of 1967, is amended and a new subdivision 5 is 11 added to read as follows: 12 4. In the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempted 13 commission of a felony or of immediate flight therefrom, [he] such 14 person, or another participant if there be any, causes serious physical 15 injury to a person other than one of the participants[.] ; or 16 5. With intent to cause serious physical injury to a specific retired 17 police officer, as police officer is defined pursuant to subdivision 18 thirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, due to a 19 belief regarding such retired police officer's involvement in a previous 20 arrest of such person while on active duty, such person causes such 21 injury to such retired police officer or to a third person. 22 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 23 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14449-01-6
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