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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 697: Prohibits the use of the term "excited delirium" as a diagnosis, label, or cause of death

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 697 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits the use of the term "excited delirium" as a diagnosis, label, or cause of death. Primary sponsor: Jessica González-Rojas (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 21 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 13, 2026): AMENDED ON THIRD READING 697A.

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.

Prohibits the use of the term "excited delirium" as a diagnosis, label, or cause of death on death certificates, autopsy reports, police reports or any report, policy or procedure by a public agency or contractor; defines excited delirium.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jessica González-RojasPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Alex BoresCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse73
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Sarah ClarkCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse136
Brian CunninghamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Nikki LucasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Zohran MamdaniCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71

“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. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 697A
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.27
  3. SUBSTITUTED BY S1714
  4. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.413
  5. RULES REPORT CAL.413
  6. REPORTED
  7. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  8. REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
  9. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

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