A 3026 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the disposition of certain fines and penalties

Bill A 3026 redirects fines and penalties from environmental conservation law violations (such as those under titles 19, 21, and 27 of the environmental conservation law) into a dedicated "conservation enforcement account" within the state conservation fund. It affects environmental law enforcement officers and the Department of Environmental Conservation by requiring all such fines to fund enforcement activities like staffing, scientific work, and legal support. The bill mandates that these funds must supplement - rather than replace - existing enforcement budgets and requires annual expenditure reports to legislative leaders. Courts collecting fines must remit payments directly to this account, streamlining how penalty revenue supports environmental protection efforts.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Mar 27, 2026
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A3026A A3026B · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill version adds four new sponsors and re-commits the legislation to the Committee on Environmental Conservation for further review. The substantive legal text regarding fines, surcharges, and fund allocations remains identical to the previous version, indicating no new policy changes were made in this iteration.
TECHNICAL

Added four new sponsors (PHEFFER AMATO, WEPRIN, GIGLIO, DeSTEFANO, MEEKS, COLTON) to the list of bill authors.

Updated the bill header and page numbers to reflect the new version (A3026B) and a new legislative document identifier.

Added a procedural note stating the bill was recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, section 2.

Removed the previous procedural history regarding the bill's initial referral and discharge from the committee.

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Total actions
6
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Mar 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 3026B
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
lower
Jun 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 3026A
lower
Jun 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
lower
1 primary · 21 co-sponsors

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