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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 495: Relates to conditional release for eligible offenders who complete post-secondary degrees or programs

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 495 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to conditional release for eligible offenders who complete post-secondary degrees or programs. Primary sponsor: Harvey Epstein. It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 8, 2025): ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN.

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.

Relates to conditional release for eligible offenders who complete post-secondary degrees or programs; provides release twelve months before the completion of the controlling minimum period of imprisonment for eligible offenders who complete post-secondary degrees or programs.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Working Families 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Harvey EpsteinPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Khaleel AndersonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse31
Noah BurroughsCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse18
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Eddie GibbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse68
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Zohran MamdaniCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71

“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. ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
  2. REFERRED TO CORRECTION

Sources

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