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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 2138: Provides for victim statements at the sentencing of a defendant for a misdemeanor

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 2138 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides for victim statements at the sentencing of a defendant for a misdemeanor. Primary sponsor: Carrie Woerner (Democratic). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 11, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 2138B.

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 victim statements, or statements from anyone designated by a victim to speak, at the sentencing of a defendant for certain misdemeanors.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Democratic/Working Families 1 · Republican 3 · Republican/Conservative 3 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 3 · Republican/Conservative/Independence/Libertarian 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Carrie WoernerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Stacey Pheffer AmatoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Joe AngelinoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse121
Scott BendettCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse107
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Michael DursoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/LibertarianHouse9
Jodi GiglioCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse2
Steve HawleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Jonathan JacobsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Josh JensenCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse134
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Brian ManktelowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Robert SmullenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Steve SternCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10

“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. PRINT NUMBER 2138B
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
  3. REFERRED TO CODES
  4. PRINT NUMBER 2138A
  5. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
  6. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

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