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S 3227: Provides that a person who has previously been subjected to two or more petit larceny convictions within 18 months immediately preceding the charge and the aggregate value of the property exceeds one thousand dollars, the person is guilty of grand larceny in the fourth degree.
What S 3227 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the penal law to allow prosecutors to combine certain charges related to larceny of retail goods or merchandise. This change would apply to cases where the value of the stolen property exceeds $1,000 and the perpetrator has previously been convicted of two or more petit larceny offenses within the past 18 months. The bill also clarifies that the value of the property can be determined by aggregating the value of all stolen goods or merchandise, regardless of the owner. The law change would take effect on November 1st of the following year after the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3227
- What is the current status of S 3227?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 3227 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 S 3227 pass?
- Not yet. S 3227 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3227, and where is it now?
- S 3227 was authored by Sen. Robert Ortt. Its committee of record is Senate Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Jan. 24, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 24, 2025 · 340 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3227 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to allowing prosecutors to combine certain charges 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 155.30 of the penal law, as added 2 by section 1 of part FF of chapter 55 of the laws of 2024, is amended 3 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. Such person has previously been subjected to two or more petit 15 larceny convictions as defined in section 155.25 of this article within 16 the eighteen months immediately preceding the charge under this section 17 and the aggregate value of the property exceeds one thousand dollars. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 19 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. LBD03641-01-5
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