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NY A10210
Bill
Status
2/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Emily Gallagher
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AI Summary
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Creates new Article 280 in New York Penal Law establishing criminal liability for corporate executives (members, managers, directors, officers) who cause widespread disasters through explosions, fires, floods, building collapses, poison gas releases, radioactive material releases, or other destructive forces
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Aggravated corporate catastrophe (Class B felony): Intentionally or knowingly causing a catastrophe while acting in corporate duties
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Corporate catastrophe (Class C felony): Recklessly causing a catastrophe while acting in corporate duties
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Risking corporate catastrophe (Class D felony): Recklessly creating a risk of catastrophe while acting in corporate duties
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Failure to prevent corporate catastrophe (Class D felony): Knowingly or recklessly failing to take reasonable measures to prevent a catastrophe when legally obligated, or assenting to acts that cause or threaten one
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Corporations whose executives are convicted under this article face mandatory forfeiture of all rights to do business in New York for a minimum of 20 years, enforceable by the Attorney General
Legislative Description
Establishes the crime of corporate catastrophe; defines catastrophe as widespread injury or damage by explosion, fire, flood, avalanche, collapse of building, release of poison gas, radioactive material or other harmful or destructive force or substance, or by any other means of causing potentially widespread injury or damage; establishes crimes for causing, risking, or failing to prevent a catastrophe.
Last Action
referred to codes
2/12/2026