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A 2259: Requires town attorneys to institute proceedings to collect fines, restitution or reparation in towns contained within Nassau county.
What A 2259 does, verified January 11, 2026
The bill aims to improve the collection of fines, restitution, and reparation imposed on corporations in New York. The fine, restitution, or reparation must be paid at the time of sentencing. If not paid, it can be collected in a civil action, and if the judgment is unsatisfied, the state can seize the corporation's property. The bill requires town attorneys in Nassau County to institute proceedings to collect these amounts. The law applies to all corporations, regardless of their location in the state. The law takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 2259
- What is the current status of A 2259?
- As of January 11, 2026, A 2259 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to codes".
- Did A 2259 pass?
- Not yet. A 2259 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 2259, and where is it now?
- A 2259 was authored by Asm. Edward Ra with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Jan. 16, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 16, 2025 · 344 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2259 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RA, MIKULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to requiring town attorneys to institute proceedings to collect fines, restitution or reparation in towns contained within Nassau county The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 420.20 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by 2 chapter 290 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 420.20 Collection of fines, restitution or reparation imposed upon 4 corporations. 5 Where a corporation is sentenced to pay a fine, restitution or repara- 6 tion, the fine, restitution or reparation must be paid at the time 7 sentence is imposed. If the fine, restitution or reparation is not so 8 paid, it may be collected in the same manner as a judgment in a civil 9 action, and if execution issued upon such judgment be returned unsatis- 10 fied an action may be brought in the name of the people of the state of 11 New York to procure a judgment sequestering the property of the corpo- 12 ration, as provided by the business corporation law. It is the duty of 13 the attorney general in all criminal proceedings prosecuted by [him] the 14 attorney general, and, in all other proceedings, the county attorney for 15 counties outside the city of New York, or the town attorney for all 16 proceedings prosecuted by such town attorney for towns contained within 17 Nassau county, and, in the city of New York the corporation counsel of 18 the city of New York, to institute proceedings to collect such fine, 19 restitution or reparation. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05635-01-5
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