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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7473: Enacts the "sunshine in litigation act" regarding protective orders

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 7473 is a bill introduced in the New York House on March 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "sunshine in litigation act" regarding protective orders. Primary sponsor: Charles Lavine (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY.

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.

Enacts the "sunshine in litigation act" regarding protective orders to prohibit settlement agreements which conceal a public hazard or any information that would identify a public hazard.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Charles LavinePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse13

“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 JUDICIARY
  2. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Sources

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