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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 4674: Enacts the "criminal court opinion transparency 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 4674 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "criminal court opinion transparency act". Primary sponsor: Chris Burdick (Democratic/Independence/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (June 2, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY S3864A.

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.

Requires the chief administrator of the courts to submit a report to the legislature and the governor on: an evaluation of the feasibility and benefit of publishing suppression rulings rendered by trial-level criminal courts and/or collection of data regarding such rulings; whether the publication of additional decisions and/or collection of data would improve the practice of law; an evaluation of the means by which such publication and/or collection of data may be effectuated to improve transparency and the public understanding of these courts; an assessment of any further resources that would be necessary to support increased publication or data collection; and recommendations regarding legislation and administrative measures that could be taken.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris BurdickPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY S3864A
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.335
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.335
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  7. PRINT NUMBER 4674A
  8. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
  9. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  10. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Sources

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