S5816 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
Establishes the homeless protection act which designates certain offenses against homeless persons as hate crimes; includes the definition of homelessness.
- Title
- Establishes the homeless protection act which designates certain offenses against homeless persons as hate crimes
- Type
- New York State Senate bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Senate Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-01-07
- In committee
- Codes
- Introduced
- 2025-03-03
- Same as
- A1565
- Law section
- Penal Law
Sponsors
- Luis R. Sepúlveda State Senator, District 32
Co-sponsors
- Cordell Cleare State Senator, District 30
- Kevin S. Parker State Senator, District 21
- Kristen Gonzalez State Senator, District 59
- Leroy Comrie State Senator, District 14
- Nathalia Fernandez State Senator, District 34
Heard in committee
- Codes NY State Senate committee
Same as
- A1565 (2025-26 session) NY State bill