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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 4785: Relates to the provision of criminal history background checks free of charge to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations

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 4785 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the provision of criminal history background checks free of charge to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations. Primary sponsor: Doug Smith (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

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 for free criminal history background checks for mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 5 · Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Doug SmithPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Steve HawleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
Brian MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse122
Mike ReillyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Chris TagueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse102
Mike TannousisCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse64

“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 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
  2. REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Sources

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