A 8016 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts the government response to insider fraud and trading act relating to securities fraud whistleblower incentives and protections

Summary

Provides for securities fraud whistleblower incentives and protections; defines terms; grants whistleblower awards for one or more whistleblowers who voluntarily provide original information to the attorney general that was the basis for a successful covered enforcement action; protects whistleblowers from retaliation; authorizes the attorney general to adopt any necessary rules and regulations; makes related provisions.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Apr 22, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

A8016 → A8016A · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add multiple new sponsors and include additional committee referrals, while the substantive text of the whistleblower provisions remained largely unchanged. The bill now includes additional legislators as sponsors and has been referred to both the Committee on Banks and the Committee on Rules.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on whistleblower protections and awards under the same legal framework, with no substantive changes to the actual provisions.

SCOPE

Added 15 new sponsors to the bill, expanding the coalition of legislators supporting the legislation.

Added referral to the Committee on Rules after the Committee on Banks, with the Rules Committee now discharged and the bill amended.

TECHNICAL

Changed bill number designation from '8016' to '8016--A' to reflect the amended version.

Updated document identification numbers from LBD08990-02-5 to LBD08990-03-5 to match the new version.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

lower

Jun 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES 8016A

lower

Jun 9, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

May 28, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO BANKS

lower

1 primary · 21 co-sponsors