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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5355: Authorizes the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to discipline certain employees for acts of serious misconduct

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 5355 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Authorizes the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to discipline certain employees for acts of serious misconduct. Primary sponsor: Yudelka Tapia (Democratic). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 12, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 5355A.

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.

Authorizes the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to discipline certain employees for acts of serious misconduct; defines serious misconduct; establishes procedures for such disciplinary action; prohibits employees who have been removed for serious misconduct from being placed on the eligible list after such removal.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Democratic/Working Families 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Yudelka TapiaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Noah BurroughsCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse18
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Emérita TorresCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85

“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. PRINT NUMBER 5355A
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORRECTION
  3. REFERRED TO CORRECTION
  4. REFERRED TO CORRECTION

Sources

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