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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 11679: Enacts "Jacob Freytes' law"

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 11679 is a bill introduced in the New York House on September 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts "Jacob Freytes' law". Primary sponsor: Rules Committee. Most recent recorded action (September 2, 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.

Enacts "Jacob Freytes' law; provides that a person is guilty of murder in the second degree when they recklessly cause the death of a person less than eighteen years old; relates to sentences of imprisonment for felonies for causing the death of a person less than eighteen years old.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rules CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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

Sources

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