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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 18: Relates to authorizing bail and pre-trial detention for arson felonies

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

S 18 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to authorizing bail and pre-trial detention for arson felonies. Primary sponsor: James Skoufis (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 10, 2025): RECOMMIT, 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.

Authorizes bail and pre-trial detention for all arson felonies.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 7 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
James SkoufisPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate42
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Jack MartinsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate7
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Rob OrttCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate62
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Dan StecCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate45
Jim TediscoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate44
Alexis WeikCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate8

“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. RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
  2. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

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