New York A 5876: Enacts "Barreto's law"

Status: REFERRED TO CODES (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 5876

Sponsors: Lester Chang, Alec Brook-Krasny, Angelo J. Morinello, Brian Manktelow, Chris Tague, Daniel Norber, David McDonough, Eric Brown, Jeff Gallahan, Jodi Giglio, Joe DeStefano, John Lemondes, Keith Brown, Michael Novakhov, Robert Smullen, Stephen Hawley, William Colton

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A05876 Summary:

BILL NOA05876 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORChang

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COSPNSRBrook-Krasny, Brown E, DeStefano, Smullen, Brown K, Manktelow, Gallahan, Giglio, Colton, McDonough,
 Lemondes, Tague, Morinello, Hawley, Novakhov, Norber

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §125.11-a, Pen L

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Enacts "Barreto's law" which establishes the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree.

Go to top A05876 Actions:

BILL NOA05876 

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02/24/2025referred to codes

05/13/2025held for consideration in codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

Go to topA05876 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/13/2025AYE/NAY:16/6 Action: Held for Consideration DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookAyeReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Go to topA05876 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA05876 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5876

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CHANG, BROOK-KRASNY -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to enacting "Barreto's law"
 relating to establishing the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the
 third degree

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 "Barreto's law".
 3 § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 125.11-a to read
 4 as follows:
 5 § 125.11-a Vehicular manslaughter in the third degree.
 6 A person is guilty of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree when
 7 such person causes the death of another person, and either:
 8 (1) engages in reckless driving in violation of section twelve hundred
 9 twelve of the vehicle and traffic law, or
 10 (2) commits the crime of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor
 11 vehicle in the third degree in violation of section five hundred eleven
 12 of the vehicle and traffic law.
 13 Vehicular manslaughter in the third degree is a class E felony.
 14 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09013-02-5

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