Relates to fines for false alarms by an alarm system

Latest action Dec 5, 2025

Relates to fines for false alarms by an alarm system; allows a municipality to enact, adopt or enforce any ordinance, resolution or regulation requiring any alarm system company to pay for or be responsible for any fines, fees or other penalties relative to false alarms only when the false alarm is attributed to a deficiency in the alarm system or an error of the alarm system company or central station.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A3343, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A3343, the matching Assembly bill.

Amends the General Business Law.

Committee

Consumer Protection · New York State Senate

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To permit the imposition of fines on alarm system companies solely for false alarms resulting from deficiencies in the alarm system, errors by the alarm system company, or mistakes made by the central monitoring station.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 10, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A3343, the matching Assembly bill.
(57) (1) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJun 4, 2025Result: passed
(20) (0) (0) (1)

The sponsor's argument

Why Jeremy Cooney says this is needed

An increasing concern is the imposition of fines on alarm companies by local laws and ordinances for false alarms, even when the alarms are caused by user error and not the fault of the alarm company. This legis- lation will ensure that alarm companies may only be fined for false alarms directly attributed to deficiencies in the alarm system, errors by the alarm system company, or an error made by the central monitoring station.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Dec 5, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.580
NY Assembly
Dec 1, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Assembly
Jun 10, 2025
3RD Reading CAL.1528
3RD READING CAL.1528
NY Senate
Jun 10, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 10, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR S4328
NY Senate

Show full history (11 earlier events)

Jun 4, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1528
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1528
NY Senate
May 21, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
May 21, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
May 21, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
NY Senate
May 21, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
May 21, 2025
Rules Report CAL.209
RULES REPORT CAL.209
NY Assembly
May 20, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
May 13, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Feb 4, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
NY Senate
Jan 27, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly

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