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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 3641: Requires intoxicated drivers to pay child support if such intoxicated driving results in the death of the parent or guardian of a minor 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 3641 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires intoxicated drivers to pay child support if such intoxicated driving results in the death of the parent or guardian of a minor child. Primary sponsor: Demond Meeks (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION.

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 "NYPD highway officer Anastasios Tsakos act"; requires intoxicated drivers to pay child support if such intoxicated driving results in the death of the parent or guardian of a minor child due to the influence of alcohol.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Demond MeeksPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Khaleel AndersonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse31
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Michael DursoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/LibertarianHouse9
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92

“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 TRANSPORTATION
  2. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Sources

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