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A 6832: Enumerates sanctions; imposes increasingly higher jail terms and civil penalties against persons who sell alcoholic beverages to minors.
What A 6832 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Penal Law to increase penalties for selling alcoholic beverages to minors. Currently, selling to minors is a class A misdemeanor, but the bill proposes increasing the penalties for repeat offenders. The proposed penalties include: - A fine of $125 for the first conviction - A fine of $250 for the second conviction - A fine of $307.50 for the third conviction - A fine of $500 for the fourth conviction - Imprisonment for a minimum of 120 days for the fourth conviction and all subsequent convictions - A fine of $1,000 for all subsequent convictions The bill also updates the language to reflect the increased penalties for repeat offenders.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6832
- What is the current status of A 6832?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 6832 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 6832 pass?
- Not yet. A 6832 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6832, and where is it now?
- A 6832 was authored by Asm. Vivian E. Cook with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Mar. 14, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 14, 2025 · 423 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6832 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COOK, COLTON, TAYLOR, HYNDMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to enumerating sanctions against persons who sell alcoholic beverages to minors The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The closing paragraph of section 260.20 of the penal law, 2 as amended by chapter 362 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 Unlawfully dealing with a child in the first degree is a class A 5 misdemeanor and any person who violates the provisions of subdivision 6 two of this section shall, upon first conviction thereof, be punished by 7 a fine of one hundred twenty-five dollars or by imprisonment in a county 8 jail or penitentiary for a term of not less than thirty days nor more 9 than one year or both, and upon a second conviction thereof shall be 10 punished by a fine not less than two hundred fifty dollars or by impri- 11 sonment in a county jail or penitentiary for a term of not less than 12 sixty days nor more than one year or both, and upon a third conviction 13 thereof shall be punished by a fine not less than three hundred seven- 14 ty-five dollars or by imprisonment in a county jail or penitentiary for 15 a term of not less than one hundred twenty days nor more than one year 16 or both, and upon a fourth conviction thereof shall be punished by a 17 fine not less than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in a county 18 jail or penitentiary for a term of not less than one hundred eighty days 19 nor more than one year or both, and upon all subsequent convictions 20 thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand 21 dollars or by imprisonment in a county jail or penitentiary for a term 22 of one year or both. 23 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 24 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08961-01-5
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