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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8491: Establishes the youth justice innovation fund

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 8491 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the youth justice innovation fund. Primary sponsor: Andrew Hevesi (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN.

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.

Establishes the youth justice innovation fund to make funds available to community-based organizations for services and programs with the purpose of youth development and preventing youth arrest and incarceration.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew HevesiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Gabriella RomeroCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Michaelle SolagesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22

“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. ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
  2. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  3. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

Sources

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