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A 4740: Relates to the issuance of appearance tickets for certain violations of the agriculture and markets law when the person is charged with a crime for which the court may order the posting of a security.
What A 4740 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Criminal Procedure Law to expand the issuance of appearance tickets for certain violations of the Agriculture and Markets Law. The new provision allows for appearance tickets to be issued for individuals: * Charged with hate crimes, as defined by the Penal Law * Charged with qualifying offenses, such as those related to animal welfare or environmental protection * Charged with crimes that require the posting of a security bond under the Agriculture and Markets Law This change is intended to improve the efficiency of the justice system and provide more flexibility in the handling of certain cases. The bill 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 4740
- What is the current status of A 4740?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 4740 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 4740 pass?
- Not yet. A 4740 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 4740, and where is it now?
- A 4740 was authored by Asm. Jeffrey Dinowitz with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Feb. 06, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 6, 2025 · 271 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4740 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, STECK, GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to the issuance of appearance tickets for certain violations of the agriculture and markets law The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraphs (x) and (xi) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 1 of section 150.20 of the criminal procedure law, as added by section 1 3 of subpart B of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, are amended 4 and a new subparagraph (xii) is added to read as follows: 5 (x) the person is eighteen years of age or older and charged with a 6 hate crime as defined in section 485.05 of the penal law; [or] 7 (xi) the offense is a qualifying offense pursuant to paragraph (t) of 8 subdivision four of section 510.10 of this chapter, or pursuant to para- 9 graph (t) of subdivision four of section 530.40 of this chapter[.]; or 10 (xii) the person is charged with a crime for which the court may order 11 the posting of a security pursuant to subdivision six of section three 12 hundred seventy-three of the agriculture and markets law. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08278-01-5
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