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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5663: Requires the division of criminal justice services to check the wanted felon status and other information of people applying for public assistance

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 5663 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires the division of criminal justice services to check the wanted felon status and other information of people applying for public assistance. Primary sponsor: Will Barclay (Republican). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

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.

Requires the division of criminal justice services to check the wanted felon status and probation or parole violator status of people applying for public assistance.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Will BarclayPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Ken BlankenbushCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Karl BrabenecCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Jeff GallahanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse131
Steve HawleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
John LemondesCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse126
Brian ManktelowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
Brian MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse122
Angelo MorinelloCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse145
Phil PalmesanoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse132
Matt SimpsonCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse114
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 GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  2. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Sources

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