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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 478: Enacts the "Velmanette Montgomery YouthBuild 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 478 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "Velmanette Montgomery YouthBuild act". Primary sponsor: Phil Steck (Democratic). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO LABOR.

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 "Velmanette Montgomery YouthBuild act"; sets program requirements; authorizes grants to eligible YouthBuild participants; establishes application requirements.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Phil SteckPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Harry BronsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse138
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Jonathan JacobsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Crystal Peoples-StokesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse141
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Latrice WalkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse55
Carrie WoernerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Stefani ZinermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse56

“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 LABOR
  2. PRINT NUMBER 478A
  3. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
  4. REFERRED TO LABOR

Sources

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