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A 3401: Modifies the crime of criminal solicitation in the third degree; provides that a person is guilty of criminal solicitation in the third degree when such person, being over eighteen years of age, with the intent that another person under eighteen years of age engage in conduct that would constitute certain crimes, intentionally provides a loaded firearm to such other person.
What A 3401 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to modify the crime of criminal solicitation in the third degree. A person can be guilty of this crime if they intentionally solicit or cause another person under 18 years old to engage in conduct that would constitute a crime, or provide a loaded firearm to another person under 18 to protect the actor from prosecution. This crime is classified as a class E felony. The bill takes effect 60 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3401
- What is the current status of A 3401?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3401 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 3401 pass?
- Not yet. A 3401 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3401, and where is it now?
- A 3401 was authored by Asm. Marianne Buttenschon with 5 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 294 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3401 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, JACOBSON, PHEFFER AMATO, SIMON, STERN, ANGELINO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to modifying the crime of criminal solicitation in the third degree The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 100.08 of the penal law, as added by chapter 422 of 2 the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 100.08 Criminal solicitation in the third degree. 4 A person is guilty of criminal solicitation in the third degree 5 when[,]: 6 1. being over eighteen years of age, with the intent that another 7 person under sixteen years of age engage in conduct that would consti- 8 tute a felony, [he] such person solicits, requests, commands, importunes 9 or otherwise attempts to cause such other person to engage in such 10 conduct[.]; or 11 2. being over eighteen years of age, with the intent that another 12 person under eighteen years of age engage in conduct that would consti- 13 tute a crime under article two hundred sixty-five of this chapter, such 14 person intentionally provides a loaded firearm to such other person in 15 order to protect the actor from criminal prosecution. 16 Criminal solicitation in the third degree is a class E felony. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 18 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06651-01-5
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