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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1325: Requires a reading proficiency level assessment and dyslexia screening for certain incarcerated individuals

Passed one chamber 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 1325 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires a reading proficiency level assessment and dyslexia screening for certain incarcerated individuals. Primary sponsor: Jo Anne Simon (Democratic). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION.

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.

Requires all incarcerated individuals who do not have a high-school diploma or its equivalent to receive a reading proficiency level assessment and dyslexia screening upon intake by the department of corrections; requires for such individuals who perform below a certain proficiency level to be provided with intervention services that are evidence-based, effective and consistent with science-based research specifically tailored to addressing dyslexia.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 3 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jo Anne SimonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Grace LeeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Misha NovakhovCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse45
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Jon RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse149
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71

“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 CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
  2. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  3. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  4. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.48
  5. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  6. DIED IN SENATE
  7. REFERRED TO FINANCE
  8. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  9. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  10. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.157
  11. RULES REPORT CAL.157
  12. REPORTED

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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