NY A 4861
in committeeRelates to increasing penalties for public urination or defecation
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did NY A 4861 pass?
Not yet. NY A 4861 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CITIES
What is NY A 4861 about?
Increases penalties for public urination or defecation to $500 for any violation.
Who sponsors NY A 4861?
Lester Chang is the primary sponsor of NY A 4861, joined by 3 cosponsors.
Description
Increases penalties for public urination or defecation to $500 for any violation.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CITIES
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Lester Changprimary
- Alec Brook-Krasnycosponsor
- Daniel Norbercosponsor
- Michael Novakhovcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-06
REFERRED TO CITIES
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO CITIES
referral-committee
Versions
- A4861Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Prior session: A 5262not in this corpus
Official source
Attribution
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