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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1719: Prohibits charging a fee to obtain a certified copy or certified transcript of birth in certain situations

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 1719 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits charging a fee to obtain a certified copy or certified transcript of birth in certain situations. Primary sponsor: David Weprin (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2026): REFERRED TO HEALTH.

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 charging a fee to obtain a certified copy or certified transcript of birth when the department of corrections and community supervision or a local correctional facility requests such for an individual under community supervision in connection with such individual's ongoing supervision in the community.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David WeprinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Grace LeeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90

“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 HEALTH
  2. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  3. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.398
  5. REPORTED
  6. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  7. REFERRED TO HEALTH
  8. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

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