A 3382 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes the crime of misappropriation of payroll funds

Summary
Establishes the crime of misappropriation of payroll funds when a person knows that funds are designated for use as employee payroll funds or as payment of payroll taxes, and intentionally prevents the funds from being used for their designated purpose.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action May 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

A3382A A3382B · 2 edits
MINOR
This bill reduces the criminal penalty for misappropriating payroll funds from a felony to a misdemeanor, significantly lowering the severity of punishment for those charged with this offense. The revision also updates the legislative history to reflect that the bill has been amended and re-referred to the committee for further review.
Scope change
The bill's scope of criminal liability remains the same, but the severity of the punishment for violating it has been decreased.
ENFORCEMENT

The penalty for misappropriating payroll funds was changed from a class E felony to a class A misdemeanor, reducing the maximum potential prison time and fines.

TECHNICAL

The legislative status was updated to indicate the bill has been amended and recommitted to the Codes Committee for further consideration.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
4
May 13, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 3382B
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
May 20, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 3382A
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of Jeffrey Dinowitz
Jeffrey Dinowitz
DDemocratic
NY
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