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A 3497: Adds a person having been previously convicted of petit larceny two times within any three month period or three times within any twelve month period to the definition of grand larceny in the fourth degree.
What A 3497 does, verified March 11, 2026
The bill aims to amend the penal law to increase the penalties for grand larceny in the fourth degree. The property stolen must be retail goods or merchandise, stolen as part of a common scheme or plan, or with a single ongoing intent to deprive another of the property. The value of the stolen property must exceed one thousand dollars, which can be determined by aggregating the value of all stolen goods. A person convicted of this offense will also face penalties if they have been previously convicted of petit larceny within a certain time period. The bill will take 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 3497
- What is the current status of A 3497?
- As of March 11, 2026, A 3497 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 3497 pass?
- Not yet. A 3497 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3497, and where is it now?
- A 3497 was authored by Asm. Angelo Santabarbara with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Jan. 28, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 28, 2025 · 305 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3497 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to grand larceny in the fourth degree The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 12 of section section 155.30 of the penal law, 2 as added by section 1 of part FF of chapter 55 of the laws of 2024, is 3 amended and a new subdivision 13 is added to read as follows: 4 12. The property consists of retail goods or merchandise stolen pursu- 5 ant to a common scheme or plan or a single, ongoing intent to deprive 6 another or others of the property or to appropriate the property to the 7 actor or another person and the value of the property exceeds one thou- 8 sand dollars, which value may be determined by the aggregate value of 9 all such property regardless of whether the goods or merchandise were 10 stolen from the same owner. Nothing in this subdivision shall be read to 11 limit the ability to aggregate the value of any property or the ability 12 to charge the larceny of retail goods or merchandise under another 13 applicable provision of law[.]; or 14 13. The person has been previously convicted of petit larceny as 15 defined in section 155.25 of this article two times within any three 16 month period or three times within any twelve-month period. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06674-01-5
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