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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 945: Enacts Jacobe's Law

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 945 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts Jacobe's Law. Primary sponsor: Mary Beth Walsh (Republican). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO EDUCATION.

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 Jacobe's Law requiring school administrators to contact the parents or guardians of students when bullying or harassment has occurred.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 9 · Republican/Conservative 6 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 2 · Republican/Conservative/Independence/Libertarian 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mary Beth WalshPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse112
Karl BrabenecCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Alec Brook-KrasnyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse46
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Lester ChangCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse49
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Michael DursoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/LibertarianHouse9
Jeff GallahanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse131
Brian ManktelowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
John MikulinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Brian MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse122
Misha NovakhovCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse45
Phil PalmesanoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse132
Mike ReillyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Matt SimpsonCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse114
Matt SlaterCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse94
Doug SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Carrie WoernerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113

“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 EDUCATION
  2. HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN EDUCATION
  3. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Sources

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