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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5403: Enacts the "Jack Reid Law: Protect All Students 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 5403 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "Jack Reid Law: Protect All Students Act". Primary sponsor: Michaelle Solages (Democratic). It lists 23 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 17, 2025): SUBSTITUTED BY S4544B.

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.

Prohibits discrimination against and harassment or bullying of students by other students on school property or at a school function; requires schools to investigate reports of bullying; requires schools to adopt a written, plain-language anti-bullying and harassment policy; requires school employees to report incidents of bullying or harassment.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 20 · Democratic/Working Families 3 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michaelle SolagesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Stacey Pheffer AmatoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Alex BoresCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse73
Harry BronsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse138
Sarah ClarkCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse136
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Eddie GibbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse68
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Rodneyse Bichotte HermelynCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Ron KimCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Micah LasherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse69
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Amy PaulinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Amanda SeptimoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse84
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Emérita TorresCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Carrie WoernerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY S4544B
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.862
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.862
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. PRINT NUMBER 5403A
  7. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
  8. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  9. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Sources

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