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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5740: Requires the office of court administration to study racial disparities in jury selection pools and juror selection

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 5740 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires the office of court administration to study racial disparities in jury selection pools and juror selection. Primary sponsor: Michaelle Solages (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY.

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 office of court administration to study racial disparities in jury selection pools and juror selection and make recommendations that can be undertaken to reduce or eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in jury selection pools and juror selection.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michaelle SolagesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse22

“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 JUDICIARY
  2. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Sources

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