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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 65: Relates to the establishment of a statewide supervised visitation initiative to support safe and structured parenting time

Passed both chambers 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 65 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the establishment of a statewide supervised visitation initiative to support safe and structured parenting time. Primary sponsor: Andrew Hevesi (Democratic). It lists 22 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 4, 2026): RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY.

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.

Directs the office of victim services, in consultation with the office for the prevention of domestic violence, to establish a statewide supervised visitation initiative including culturally sensitive services that provide language access for those who need it and that are affordable for those with limited means to pay; requires the submission of regular assessments and reports.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 17 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 3 · Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew HevesiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Rebecca KassayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Paula KayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Charles LavineCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Grace LeeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Karen McMahonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Crystal Peoples-StokesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse141
Sam PirozzoloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse63
Gabriella RomeroCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Matt SlaterCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse94

“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. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  2. PASSED SENATE
  3. 3RD READING CAL.1407
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR S9498
  5. REFERRED TO FINANCE
  6. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  7. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  8. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 65B
  9. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.2
  10. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  11. DIED IN SENATE
  12. REFERRED TO RULES

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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