Assembly BillIntroduced
A 5324: Makes it a felony to give or receive unlawful benefits in excess of $3000.
What A 5324 does, verified March 31, 2026
The bill aims to prohibit the giving and receiving of unlawful benefits to public officials. Anyone who gives or offers a benefit exceeding $3,000 to a public official for their official position can be charged with a class E felony. Similarly, a public official who receives a benefit exceeding $3,000 for their official position can also be charged with a class E felony. The penalties for giving and receiving unlawful benefits are the same, with the exception of campaign contributions, which are exempt. 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 5324
- What is the current status of A 5324?
- As of March 31, 2026, A 5324 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 5324 pass?
- Not yet. A 5324 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5324, and where is it now?
- A 5324 was authored by Asm. Charles Lavine. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Feb. 13, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 13, 2025 · 307 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5324 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to giving and/or receiving unlawful benefits The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 200.31 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 200.31 Giving unlawful benefits. 4 Anyone who otherwise than as provided by law for the proper discharge 5 of official duty directly or indirectly gives, offers or promises any 6 benefit with a value in excess of three thousand dollars, with the 7 exception of campaign contributions under article fourteen of the 8 election law, to any public official or person selected to be a public 9 official because of that person's official position. 10 Giving unlawful benefits is a class E felony. 11 § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 200.36 to read 12 as follows: 13 § 200.36 Receiving unlawful benefits. 14 Anyone who, being a public official or person selected to be a public 15 official, otherwise than as provided by law for the proper discharge of 16 official duty, directly or indirectly seeks, receives or agrees to 17 receive any benefit, with the exception of campaign contributions under 18 article fourteen of the election law, with a value in excess of three 19 thousand dollars because of that person's official position. 20 Receiving unlawful benefits is a class E felony. 21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09532-01-5
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