---
type: "Bill"
title: "Includes removal or threat of removal of religious clothing as aggravated harassment in the second degree"
description: "Includes removal or threat of removal of religious clothing as aggravated harassment in the second degree."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 5302"
citation: "New York S 5302 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nathalia Fernandez"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-03-01"
last_action: "2024-11-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/005f9d6b-6cc3-4b05-b1d0-f527cf43fd5e"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S5302"
source_hash: "777475d53ccdfeb1e11cc7f94ef1b6e0df23df000967f993a680bb623cd006b9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 5302 (2023-2024) — Includes removal or threat of removal of religious clothing as aggravated harassment in the second degree

Includes removal or threat of removal of religious clothing as aggravated harassment in the second degree.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S5302** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S5302&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Codes Vote — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Codes Vote — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Nathalia Fernandez — primary (person)
- Iwen Chu — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Lea Webb — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-03-01** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-15** 1ST REPORT CAL.869
- **2023-05-16** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2023-05-17** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2023-05-31** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-05-31** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-05-31** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03** DIED IN ASSEMBLY
- **2024-01-03** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-12** 1ST REPORT CAL.650
- **2024-03-13** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2024-03-14** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2024-04-03** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-04-03** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-04-03** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-06** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8849
- **2024-06-06** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.499
- **2024-06-06** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-06-06** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2024-11-15** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-11-26** SIGNED CHAP.545 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/005f9d6b-6cc3-4b05-b1d0-f527cf43fd5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).