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S 5231: Establishes the crime of staging a construction site accident which is a class E felony.
What S 5231 does, verified March 21, 2026
The proposed law aims to prevent the intentional staging of construction site accidents for fraudulent insurance purposes. A person can be guilty of this crime if they intentionally stage an accident on a construction site with the intent to file an insurance claim. This can be done individually or by directing, hiring, or encouraging others to participate in the staged accident. The crime is classified as a class E felony. The law would take effect 188 days after it becomes law.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5231
- What is the current status of S 5231?
- As of March 21, 2026, S 5231 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 5231 pass?
- Not yet. S 5231 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5231, and where is it now?
- S 5231 was authored by Sen. Leroy Comrie with 12 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Feb. 19, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 19, 2025 · 258 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5231 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, COONEY, ADDABBO, ASHBY, BORRELLO, CANZONER- I-FITZPATRICK, GALLIVAN, LANZA, MARTINS, MATTERA, MURRAY, O'MARA, PALUMBO, ROLISON, SEPULVEDA, SKOUFIS, TEDISCO -- 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 establishing the crime of staging a construction site accident 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 176.85 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 176.85 Staging a construction site accident. 4 A person is guilty of staging a construction site accident when, with 5 intent to commit and in furtherance of a fraudulent insurance act, such 6 person enters a construction site and intentionally stages an accident 7 on such site with the intent to file an insurance claim, or directs, 8 hires, requests, encourages, orchestrates or invites another individual 9 to enter a construction site and intentionally stage an accident on such 10 site with the intent to file an insurance claim. 11 Staging a construction site accident is a class E felony. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 13 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07801-01-5
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