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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 499: Relates to mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse or maltreatment

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 499 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse or maltreatment. Primary sponsor: Mary Beth Walsh (Republican). It lists 13 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.

Relates to mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse or maltreatment at summer day camps; includes college coaches, athletic directors, professors, graduate assistants and college presidents among those required to report such suspected abuse or maltreatment.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 9 · Republican/Conservative 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 2 · Republican/Conservative/Independence/Libertarian 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mary Beth WalshPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse112
Karl BrabenecCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Michael DursoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/LibertarianHouse9
Jeff GallahanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse131
Steve HawleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
Josh JensenCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse134
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Angelo MorinelloCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse145
Phil PalmesanoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse132
Ed RaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Matt SimpsonCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse114
Robert SmullenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Chris TagueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse102

“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