Bill > A01275

This bill makes several key changes to New York's penal and criminal procedure laws. First, it removes the $250 economic harm requirement from felony commercial bribery statutes, meaning that commercial bribing and commercial bribe receiving in the first degree can now be prosecuted if the value of the benefit exceeds $1,000, without needing to prove additional economic damage. Second, the bill expands the definition of larceny to include modern technological crimes, such as theft of personal identifying information, computer data, computer programs, and services. It provides detailed definitions for these terms, including what constitutes "obtaining" or "depriving" someone of such digital assets. Third, the bill modifies criminal procedure law to allow prosecution of identity theft and related offenses in multiple jurisdictions: in any county where part of the offense occurred, in the county where the victim suffered financial loss, or in the county where the person whose identifying information was misused resided. These changes are designed to update the law to better address contemporary technological crimes and provide more flexibility in prosecuting such offenses. The bill will take effect on the first of November following its passage into law.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1275