Assembly Bill A2116

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the theft of a package intentionally taken from the residence of another following delivery by the postal service or a commercial carrier

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A2116 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1386
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §155.30, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8919, S6794
2021-2022: A4706, S2285
2023-2024: A5404, S6020

2025-A2116 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes the theft of a package intentionally taken from a porch, driveway, doorway or other area adjacent to the residence of another following delivery of the package to such residence by the postal service or a commercial carrier a felony.

2025-A2116 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2116
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SMITH,  SIMON, MIKULIN, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO,
   BLANKENBUSH, TANNOUSIS, TAGUE, ANGELINO -- read once and  referred  to
   the Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal law, in relation to making the theft of a
   package intentionally taken from a porch, driveway, doorway  or  other
   area  adjacent  to  the residence of another following delivery of the
   package to such residence by the postal service or a commercial carri-
   er a felony
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 155.30 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
   5-A. THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF A PACKAGE, REGARDLESS OF ITS NATURE  AND
 VALUE  OF  SUCH    PACKAGE,  WHICH  IS INTENTIONALLY TAKEN FROM A PORCH,
 DRIVEWAY, DOORWAY OR OTHER AREA ADJACENT TO  THE  RESIDENCE  OF  ANOTHER
 FOLLOWING  DELIVERY  OF  THE  PACKAGE  TO  SUCH  RESIDENCE BY THE POSTAL
 SERVICE OR A COMMERCIAL CARRIER; OR
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00430-01-5

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