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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 4244: Allows for principals to be remanded into custody for drug treatment where there is a risk of continued substance abuse

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 4244 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Allows for principals to be remanded into custody for drug treatment where there is a risk of continued substance abuse. Primary sponsor: Keith Brown (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.

Allows for principals to be remanded into custody for drug treatment where there is a risk of continued substance abuse or the use of an opioid antagonist was required.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4 · Republican/Conservative 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Keith BrownPrimary sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Ken BlankenbushCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Pat ChludzinskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse143
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Steve HawleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Matt SimpsonCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse114

“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. HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN CODES
  3. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

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