S 3816: Requires mercantile establishments to cease collections upon a court finding of not guilty of larceny in mercantile establishments.
What S 3816 does, verified June 5, 2026
The bill aims to protect individuals who are found not guilty in a proceeding related to larceny in a mercantile establishment. This protection includes adults, emancipated minors, and the parents or legal guardians of unemancipated minors. These individuals cannot be held civilly liable for any money or merchandise collected from them after a finding of not guilty. The bill requires that any attempts to collect money or merchandise from these individuals immediately cease. The changes take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: COMMITTED TO RULES (2026-06-05)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3816
- What is the current status of S 3816?
- As of June 5, 2026, S 3816 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 5, 2026, was "COMMITTED TO RULES".
- Did S 3816 pass?
- Not yet. S 3816 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3816, and where is it now?
- S 3816 was authored by Sen. Luis Sepúlveda. It is filed under GOB, alongside 11 other New York GOB bills this session.
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| Jun. 05, 2026 | COMMITTED TO RULES |
| Mar. 23, 2026 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| Mar. 19, 2026 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| Mar. 18, 2026 | 1ST REPORT CAL.569 |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 30, 2025 · 225 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3816 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to requiring mercantile establishments to cease collections upon a court finding of not guilty of larceny in mercantile establishments The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 11-105 of the general obligations law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows: 3 13. Cessation of collections upon finding of not guilty. An adult, 4 emancipated minor, or the parents or legal guardians of an unemancipated 5 minor who is found not guilty in any proceeding brought under this 6 section shall not be civilly liable to the operator of the mercantile 7 establishment bringing the proceeding and any attempts to collect money 8 or recover merchandise from the adult, emancipated minor, or the parents 9 or legal guardians of an unemancipated minor shall immediately cease. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08313-01-5
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