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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 9494: Relates to the removal of actions to certain courts in an adjoining county

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 9494 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 7, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the removal of actions to certain courts in an adjoining county. Primary sponsor: John McDonald (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 20, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY S8762.

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.

Allows the removal of criminal actions to a mental health court in an adjoining county and provides for the reversion to the original court of record where the defendant fails to comply with or complete the mental health court program.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John McDonaldPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse108

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY S8762
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.37
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.37
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

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