New York A 3858: Increases the fines imposed on a corporation for an offense defined within the penal law

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A03858 Summary:

BILL NOA03858 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02551

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SPONSORRozic

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COSPNSRKelles, Levenberg, Glick, Jacobson, Bores, Simon

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §80.10, Pen L

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Increases the fines imposed on a corporation for an offense defined within the penal law.

Go to top A03858 Actions:

BILL NOA03858 

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01/30/2025referred to codes

05/20/2025reported referred to rules

05/21/2025reported 

05/21/2025rules report cal.212

05/21/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.212

05/21/2025substituted by s2551

&nbspS02551 AMEND= MYRIE

&nbsp01/21/2025REFERRED TO CODES

&nbsp02/24/20251ST REPORT CAL.361

&nbsp02/25/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp02/26/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp03/25/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp03/25/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp03/25/2025referred to codes

&nbsp05/21/2025substituted for a3858

&nbsp05/21/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.212

&nbsp06/17/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/17/2025returned to senate

&nbsp10/09/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp10/16/2025SIGNED CHAP.467

Go to topA03858 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:14/6 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookAyeReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAbsent

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezExcused

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/21/2025AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinExcusedSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA03858 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA03858 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3858

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC, KELLES, LEVENBERG, GLICK, JACOBSON, BORES,
 SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to fines for corporations

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 80.10 of the penal law, as amended
 2 by section 28 of subpart A of part H of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014,
 3 paragraphs (a) and (b) as amended by chapter 61 of the laws of 2023, is
 4 amended to read as follows:
 5 1. In general. A sentence to pay a fine, when imposed on a corporation
 6 for an offense defined in this chapter or for an offense defined outside
 7 this chapter for which no special corporate fine is specified, shall be
 8 a sentence to pay an amount, fixed by the court, not exceeding:
 9 (a) [Ten] Eighty thousand dollars, when the conviction is of a felony;
 10 provided, however, that when the conviction is pursuant to subparagraph
 11 (iv) of paragraph (c) of subdivision two of section 20.20 of this chap-
 12 ter, such fine shall be fixed by the court and shall be no more than
 13 five hundred thousand dollars;
 14 (b) [Five] Forty thousand dollars, when the conviction is of a class A
 15 misdemeanor or of an unclassified misdemeanor for which a term of impri-
 16 sonment in excess of three months is authorized; provided, however, that
 17 when the conviction is pursuant to subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (c) of
 18 subdivision two of section 20.20 of this chapter, such fine shall be
 19 fixed by the court and shall be no more than three hundred thousand
 20 dollars;
 21 (c) [Two] Fifteen thousand dollars, when the conviction is of a class
 22 B misdemeanor or of an unclassified misdemeanor for which the authorized
 23 term of imprisonment is not in excess of three months;
 24 (d) [Five hundred] Four thousand dollars, when the conviction is of a
 25 violation;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04971-01-5

 A. 3858 2

 1 (e) Any higher amount not exceeding [doubl