A 8672 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Eliminates court surcharges and fees; repealer

Summary
Eliminates certain court surcharges and fees and probation and parole surcharges and fees; eliminates the requirement that a parolee or releasee receiving a merit termination of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution; eliminates the requirement that a person receiving a discharge of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution and the payment of certain surcharges or fees (Part A); mandates that courts engage in an individualized assessment of a person's financial ability to pay a fine prior to imposing a fine (Part B); eliminates the availability of incarceration as a remedy for a failure to pay a fine, surcharge, or fee, lifts and vacates existing warrants issued solely on a person's failure to timely pay a fine, surcharge or fee and ends existing sentences of incarceration based on such failure (Part C); vacates existing unsatisfied civil judgments based on a person's failure to timely pay a surcharge, or fee (Part D); prohibits the collection of a fine, restitution or reparation from the funds of an incarcerated person; prohibits the payment of court fines, mandatory surcharges, certain fees, restitution, reparation or forfeitures from the earnings of prisoners (Part E); vacates existing unpaid surcharges, DNA databank fees, crime victim assistance fees, sexual offender registration fees, supplemental sex offender victim fees, or probation or parole supervision fees; repeals certain provisions of law relating to restrictions on remitting such fees (Part F).
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 27, 2025 Last action Feb 11, 2026
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A8672 A8672A · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to include a new sponsor, change the legislative status to reflect committee recommitment and amendment, and reorganize the bill's structure by merging seven parts into six. This reorganization consolidates provisions regarding the elimination of court surcharges and the protection of incarcerated individuals' finances into a more streamlined format.
Scope change
The bill's scope was technically narrowed by merging six distinct parts into five, but the substantive policy goals regarding the elimination of court fees and the protection of inmate funds remain unchanged.
TECHNICAL

The bill's title and structure were updated to merge seven parts into six, renumbering the sections to reflect this consolidation while maintaining the same legal effects.

ELIGIBILITY

A new sponsor, Assemblymember Romero, was added to the list of bill sponsors.

TIMELINE

The legislative history was updated to show the bill was recommitted to the Committee on Codes after being amended and discharged from the committee.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8672A
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
May 27, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
1 primary · 42 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Karines Reyes
Karines Reyes
DDemocratic
NY
87
Co
Photo of Al Taylor
Al Taylor
DDemocratic
NY
71
Co
Photo of Alex Bores
Alex Bores
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
73
Co
Photo of Alicia Hyndman
Alicia Hyndman
DDemocratic
NY
29
Co
Photo of Amanda Septimo
Amanda Septimo
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
84
Co
Photo of Andrew Hevesi
Andrew Hevesi
DDemocratic
NY
28
Co
Photo of Anna Kelles
Anna Kelles
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
125
Co
Photo of Catalina Cruz
Catalina Cruz
DDemocratic
NY
39
Co
Photo of Chantel Jackson
Chantel Jackson
DDemocratic
NY
79
Co
Photo of Charles Lavine
Charles Lavine
DDemocratic
NY
13
Co
Photo of Chris Burdick
Chris Burdick
DDemocratic/Independence/Working Families
NY
93