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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8016: Enacts the government response to insider fraud and trading act relating to securities fraud whistleblower incentives and protections

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 8016 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the government response to insider fraud and trading act relating to securities fraud whistleblower incentives and protections. Primary sponsor: Micah Lasher (Democratic). It lists 21 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CODES.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Provides for securities fraud whistleblower incentives and protections; defines terms; grants whistleblower awards for one or more whistleblowers who voluntarily provide original information to the attorney general that was the basis for a successful covered enforcement action; protects whistleblowers from retaliation; authorizes the attorney general to adopt any necessary rules and regulations; makes related provisions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 17 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Micah LasherPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse69
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Pat BurkeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse142
Robert CarrollCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Brian CunninghamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Charles FallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Larinda HooksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse35
Chantel JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Grace LeeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Manny De Los SantosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse72
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
Amanda SeptimoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse84
Steve SternCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Yudelka TapiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Emérita TorresCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Jordan WrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO CODES
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES 8016A
  3. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  4. REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
  5. REFERRED TO BANKS

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source