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Mar 29, 2023 | advanced to third reading |
Mar 28, 2023 | 2nd report cal. |
Mar 27, 2023 | 1st report cal.566 |
Jan 25, 2023 | referred to codes |
senate Bill S2832
Sponsored By
Neil D. Breslin
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Cordell Cleare
(D) 30th Senate District
Mario R. Mattera
(R, C, IP) 2nd Senate District
Kevin S. Parker
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
S2832 (ACTIVE) - Details
S2832 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2832 SPONSOR: BRESLIN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to wage theft SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amend the Penal Law to include wages in the definition of "property." Subsection one of section 155.00 of the Penal Law is amended to read as follows: Penal Law § 155.00 Larceny; definitions of terms. "Property" means any money, wages, personal property, real property, computer data, computer program, thing in action, evidence of debt or contract, or any article, substance or thing of value, including any gas, steam, water or elec- tricity, which is provided for a charge or compensation. Add a new subsection to the Penal Law's larceny statute to define the term "work- force." Section 155.00 of the Penal Law is amended by adding subsection 10 to read as follows: Penal Law § 155.00 Larceny; definitions of terms. 10.
S2832 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2832 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 25, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BRESLIN, CLEARE, MATTERA, PARKER -- 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 wage theft THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 155.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 514 of the laws of 1986, is amended and a new subdi- vision 10 is added to read as follows: 1. "Property" means any money, WAGES, personal property, real proper- ty, computer data, computer program, thing in action, evidence of debt or contract, or any article, substance or thing of value, including any gas, steam, water or electricity, which is provided for a charge or compensation. 10. "WORKFORCE" MEANS A GROUP OF ONE OR MORE PEOPLE PROVIDING SERVICES IN EXCHANGE FOR WAGES FOR ONE PERSON OR ENTITY. § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 155.05 of the penal law is amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows: (F) BY WAGE THEFT. A PERSON OBTAINS PROPERTY BY WAGE THEFT WHEN HE OR SHE AGREES TO HIRE A PERSON TO PERFORM SERVICES AND THE PERSON PERFORMS SUCH SERVICES AND THE DEFENDANT WITHHOLDS SUCH WAGES FROM SAID PERSON. IN A PROSECUTION FOR WAGE THEFT, FOR THE PURPOSES OF VENUE, IT IS PERMISSIBLE TO AGGRE- GATE ALL TAKINGS FROM ONE PERSON FROM ONE DEFENDANT, INTO ONE LARCENY COUNT, EVEN IF THE TAKINGS OCCURRED IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES. IT IS ALSO PERMISSIBLE TO AGGREGATE TAKINGS FROM A WORKFORCE INTO ONE LARCENY COUNT. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01997-01-3
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