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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 6455: Grants superior court judges the authority to issue a temporary order of protection when an action is pending in a local criminal court

Passed one chamber 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 6455 is a bill introduced in the New York House on March 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Grants superior court judges the authority to issue a temporary order of protection when an action is pending in a local criminal court. Primary sponsor: Amanda Septimo (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.159.

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 courts to hold evidentiary hearings for a temporary order of protection in certain circumstances; grants superior court judges the authority to issue a temporary order of protection when an action is pending in a local criminal court in certain circumstances.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 13 · Democratic/Working Families 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Amanda SeptimoPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse84
Brian CunninghamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Chantel JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Jonathan JacobsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Ron KimCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Zohran MamdaniCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Claire ValdezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse37
Latrice WalkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse55

“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. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.159
  2. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. DIED IN SENATE
  4. REFERRED TO RULES
  5. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  6. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  7. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.156
  8. REPORTED
  9. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

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