NY A 5876

in committee

Enacts "Barreto's law"

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 5876 pass?

Not yet. NY A 5876 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY A 5876 about?

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

Who sponsors NY A 5876?

Lester Chang is the primary sponsor of NY A 5876, joined by 16 cosponsors.

Description

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

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CODES
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

2025-02-24
REFERRED TO CODES
referral-committee
2025-05-13
HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN CODES
failure
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO CODES
referral-committee

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A5876?summary=&detail=

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