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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 29: Designates the state of New York a purple heart state

Enacted 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 29 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Designates the state of New York a purple heart state. Primary sponsor: John McDonald (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 5, 2025): SIGNED CHAP.489.

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.

Designates the state of New York a purple heart state.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John McDonaldPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Stacey Pheffer AmatoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Scott BendettCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse107
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Bill ConradCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse140
Chris EachusCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Gabriella RomeroCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111

“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. SIGNED CHAP.489
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  3. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  4. PASSED SENATE
  5. 3RD READING CAL.1606
  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR S1889
  7. REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
  8. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  9. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  10. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.22
  11. REPORTED
  12. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Sources

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