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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 6957: Provides judges with more discretion to impose bail on principals and requires certain principals be committed to the custody of the sheriff; repealer

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 6957 is a bill introduced in the New York House on March 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides judges with more discretion to impose bail on principals and requires certain principals be committed to the custody of the sheriff; repealer. Primary sponsor: Andrew Molitor (Republican/Conservative). It lists 9 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.

Provides judges with more discretion to impose bail on principals charged with a felony, principals charged with a misdemeanor when awaiting trial for another crime, principals who are a threat to the safety and security of the community, principals charged with a felony serving a sentence of probation or while released to post release supervision; requires principals who have been charged with an offense related to three separate alleged instances of criminal activity are committed to the custody of the sheriff.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3 · Republican/Conservative 5 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew MolitorPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse150
Joe AngelinoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse121
Andrea BaileyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse133
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Jeff GallahanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse131
Jodi GiglioCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse2
Ed RaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Robert SmullenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Mary Beth WalshCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112

“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. HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN CODES
  3. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

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