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NY S 7517

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Eliminates certain services from the class A misdemeanor of theft of services and allows for community service in lieu of a civil penalty for certain thefts of transit services

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 7517 pass?

Not yet. NY S 7517 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY S 7517 about?

Eliminates from the class A misdemeanor of theft of services, the avoidance of payment for railroad, subway, bus or other public transportation services; allows for community service in lieu of a civil penalty for certain offenders of theft of transit services.

Who sponsors NY S 7517?

Cordell Cleare is the primary sponsor of NY S 7517.

Description

Eliminates from the class A misdemeanor of theft of services, the avoidance of payment for railroad, subway, bus or other public transportation services; allows for community service in lieu of a civil penalty for certain offenders of theft of transit services.

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

  • Cordell Cleareprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-04-21

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 1134not in this corpus
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  • Prior session: S 4841not in this corpus

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