New York A 4855: Creates a tax credit for employment of persons on probation or parole

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A04855 Summary:

BILL NOA04855 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCunningham (MS)

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSRBerger, Chang, Kim, Maher

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Amd §§155.35 & 80.00, Pen L

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Provides that the theft of benefits contained on an electronic benefit transfer card shall be a class D felony punishable by a fine of ten thousand dollars.

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BILL NOA04855 

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02/06/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4855

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
 BERGER, CHANG, KIM, MAHER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the theft of benefits
 contained on an electronic benefit transfer card

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 155.35 of the penal law, as amended by section 5 of
 2 part O of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, subdivision 2 as separately
 3 amended by and subdivision 3 as added by section 2 of part FF of chapter
 4 55 of the laws of 2024 is amended to read as follows:
 5 § 155.35 Grand larceny in the third degree.
 6 A person is guilty of grand larceny in the third degree when such
 7 person steals property and:
 8 1. when the value of the property exceeds three thousand dollars, or
 9 2. the property is an automated teller machine or the contents of an
 10 automated teller machine, or
 11 3. the property consists of retail goods or merchandise stolen pursu-
 12 ant to a common scheme or plan or a single, ongoing intent to deprive
 13 another or others of the property or to appropriate the property to the
 14 actor or another person and the value of the property exceeds three
 15 thousand dollars, which value may be determined by the aggregate value
 16 of all such property regardless of whether the goods or merchandise were
 17 stolen from the same owner. Nothing in this subdivision shall be read to
 18 limit the ability to aggregate the value of any property or the ability
 19 to charge the larceny of retail goods or merchandise under another
 20 applicable provision of law[.], or
 21 [3.] 4. when such person commits deed theft of one commercial real
 22 property, regardless of the value[.], or
 23 5. the property consists of any benefits on an electronic benefit
 24 transfer card, regardless of value.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08652-01-5

 A. 4855 2

 1 Grand larceny in the third degree is a class D felony.
 2 § 2. Section 80.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 3 vision 8 to read as follows:
 4 8. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of subdivisions one and
 5 three of this section, the court shall impose a fine for a violation of
 6 subdivision five of section 155.35 of this chapter in the amount of ten
 7 thousand dollars; and for each subsequent violation in the amount of
 8 fifteen thousand dollars.
 9 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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