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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 296: Enacts the "New York state phoenix act"

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 296 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "New York state phoenix act". Primary sponsor: Catalina Cruz (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CODES.

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.

Enacts the "New York State Phoenix Act"; extends the statute of limitations for felony family offenses to ten years and misdemeanor family offenses to five years.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Catalina CruzPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
John ZaccaroCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Stefani ZinermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse56

“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 CODES
  2. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

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