Assembly BillIntroduced
A 7870: Enacts "the bodega act"; requires the division of criminal justice services to establish a program to provide grants to bodegas, convenience stores and food marts for the purpose of preventing crimes against such businesses including for the installation of panic buttons and surveillance equipment.
What A 7870 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill, known as the "Bodega Act of 2025", aims to provide grants to businesses primarily engaged in retailing limited groceries to prevent crimes against them. The program will cover the installation of panic buttons and surveillance equipment. The grants will be provided to prevent crimes such as robberies and other safety concerns. The bill will take effect 180 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7870
- What is the current status of A 7870?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7870 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 7870 pass?
- Not yet. A 7870 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7870, and where is it now?
- A 7870 was authored by Asm. George Alvarez. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Apr. 11, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 11, 2025 · 217 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7870 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ALVAREZ -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to enacting "the bodega act of 2025" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 "the bodega act of 2025". 3 § 2. Section 837-a of the executive law is amended by adding a new 4 subdivision 10 to read as follows: 5 10. Establish a program to provide grants to businesses primarily 6 engaged in retailing a limited line of groceries, including but not 7 limited to bodegas, convenience stores or food marts, except those oper- 8 ating fuel pumps, for the purpose of preventing crimes against such 9 businesses including for the installation of panic buttons and surveil- 10 lance equipment. 11 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 12 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11235-01-5
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