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S 5577: Limits the provision of charitable bail to misdemeanor defendants who are first time offenders.
What S 5577 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to limit the provision of charitable bail to defendants who are first-time offenders. It restricts the deposit of bail money to an amount of two thousand dollars or less for defendants charged with one or more misdemeanors committed during a single occurrence or transaction, provided they have never previously been charged with a crime. The bill also prohibits the execution of surety bonds by organizations for any defendant. The changes take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO INSURANCE (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5577
- What is the current status of S 5577?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5577 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 INSURANCE".
- Did S 5577 pass?
- Not yet. S 5577 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5577, and where is it now?
- S 5577 was authored by Sen. Andrew Lanza with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Insurance.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO INSURANCE |
| Feb. 25, 2025 | REFERRED TO INSURANCE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 25, 2025 · 208 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5577 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 25, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LANZA, RHOADS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to limiting the provision of charitable bail to defendants who are first time offenders The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subsection (b) of section 6805 of the insur- 2 ance law, as added by chapter 181 of the laws of 2012, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 (1) only deposit money as bail in the amount of two thousand dollars 5 or less for a defendant charged with one or more misdemeanors committed 6 during a single occurrence or transaction, and who has never previously 7 been charged with a crime, provided, however, that such organization 8 shall not execute as surety any bond for any defendant; 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09654-01-5
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