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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1670: Prohibits the use of restraints on incarcerated individuals during labor, absent extraordinary circumstances, and on pregnant persons during a custodial interrogation

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 1670 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits the use of restraints on incarcerated individuals during labor, absent extraordinary circumstances, and on pregnant persons during a custodial interrogation. Primary sponsor: Linda Rosenthal (Democratic). It lists 28 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 4, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY S2667C.

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.

Prohibits the use of restraints on and the use of force against incarcerated individuals during labor and incarcerated individuals who have experienced different pregnancy outcomes, absent extraordinary circumstances, and on pregnant and post-pregnancy persons during a custodial interrogation; provides for certain exceptions for restraints to be used and in such case limits the use to wrist restraints.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 21 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Linda RosenthalPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Eddie GibbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse68
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Charles LavineCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Nikki LucasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Amy PaulinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Michaelle SolagesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Yudelka TapiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Claire ValdezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse37
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY S2667C
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.470
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.470
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. PRINT NUMBER 1670B
  7. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORRECTION
  8. PRINT NUMBER 1670A
  9. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORRECTION
  10. REFERRED TO CORRECTION
  11. REFERRED TO CORRECTION

Sources

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