Relates to establishing the crime of larceny by cyber extortion

Latest action Feb 10, 2026

Relates to establishing the crime of larceny by cyber extortion which occurs when a person intends to obtain property from another person or entity located in the state of New York through the use of certain malicious software.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A6794, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Penal Law.

Committee

Codes · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Relates to establishing the crime of larceny by cyber extortion.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 10, 2026Result: passed
(61) (1) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Codes
Senate CodesFeb 4, 2026Result: passed
(13) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 3, 2025Result: passed
(59) (2) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Codes
Senate CodesFeb 24, 2025Result: passed
(13) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Dean Murray, Judy Griffin and 3 more on Agora

Democratic3
Republican2

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why John Liu says this is needed

In New York, approximately $415 million was paid to perpetrators of cyber extortion by their victims in 2020 alone. These victims include not just large corporations with sensitive data at risk of being lost, but also ordinary persons whose precious photographs and other highly sensitive personal information are being held hostage and threatened with public release if payment is not made. Worse still, these are the incidences of cyber extortions that have been reported; generally, small cases of cyber extortion and cyber extortion involving people threaten- ing to divulge sensitive information often go unreported, either to avoid the inconvenience of making a police report or to prevent having one's identity broadcast as a victim of cyber extortion. All of these variables contribute to a situation in which only 15% of all cybercrimes are reported. This act brings far more certainty for prosecutors seeking to hold perpetrators of cyber extortion responsible for their crimes. This bill also includes lies about whether malicious computer instructions are on one's computer, computer system, or computer network, and threats of placing such malicious computer instructions on them. Therefore, bad actors who seek to take advantage of the elderly and other vulnerable persons will be held accountable for deceiving them and demanding payment.

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

Feb 10, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Feb 10, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Feb 10, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Feb 9, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 5, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)

Feb 4, 2026
1ST Report CAL.272
1ST REPORT CAL.272
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Senate
Mar 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Mar 3, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 3, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 3, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Feb 26, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 24, 2025
1ST Report CAL.357
1ST REPORT CAL.357
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
Party colors: Parties are shown in the same neutral colors.
Source: From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Nov 2, 2026. About our data

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