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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 6597: Relates to bail for certain offenses involving threats of mass harm against a school district, school, school staff or a student

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 6597 is a bill introduced in the New York House on March 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to bail for certain offenses involving threats of mass harm against a school district, school, school staff or a student. Primary sponsor: Paula Kay (Democratic). It lists 24 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CODES.

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 the imposition of bail for certain offenses involving threats of mass harm against a school district, school, school staff or a student.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14 · Democratic/Working Families 2 · Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 6 · Republican/Conservative/Independence/Libertarian 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paula KayPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Anil BeephanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse105
Sam BergerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Karl BrabenecCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Pat CarrollCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse96
Michael CashmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Lester ChangCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse49
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Michael DursoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/LibertarianHouse9
Chris EachusCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Charles LavineCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Brian MaherCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse101
John MikulinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Andrew MolitorCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse150
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
Matt SlaterCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse94
Steve SternCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Aron WiederCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Jaime WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse59
Carrie WoernerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Kalman YegerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“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 CODES
  2. PRINT NUMBER 6597A
  3. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
  4. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

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