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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 3577: Relates to the crime of endangering the welfare of a child

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 3577 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the crime of endangering the welfare of a child. Primary sponsor: Matt Simpson (Republican/Conservative/Independence). It lists 6 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.

Creates a new class D violent felony offense of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree; converts the current offense of endangering the welfare of a child to a second degree crime.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 3 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matt SimpsonPrimary sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse114
Scott BendettCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse107
Ken BlankenbushCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Steve HawleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
Brian MaherCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse101

“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