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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 3814: Prohibits the arrest or restraint of a child less than thirteen years of age while effecting the arrest of the parent or guardian of such 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 3814 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits the arrest or restraint of a child less than thirteen years of age while effecting the arrest of the parent or guardian of such child. Primary sponsor: Demond Meeks (Democratic/Working Families). 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.

Provides that no police officer shall arrest, restrain, or otherwise subdue a child who is thirteen years of age or less while effecting the arrest of the parent or guardian of such child; provides that all police officers present at the scene of arrest shall have an affirmative duty to keep such child safe, and shall permit the person being arrested to communicate with such child up until such person is removed from the scene.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Demond MeeksPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Khaleel AndersonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse31
Sarah ClarkCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse136
Brian CunninghamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Eddie GibbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse68
Chantel JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Jon RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse149

“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