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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8984: Enacts the "Clock Should Stop Act"

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 8984 is a bill introduced in the New York House on August 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "Clock Should Stop Act". Primary sponsor: Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. 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.

Requires the state board of law examiners to establish protocols for addressing emergencies that occur during the administration of the bar examination, and to provide testing accommodations for persons who have applied for examination for admission to practice and are the subject of, or a witness to, or are affected by the emergency.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rodneyse Bichotte HermelynPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93

“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