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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1946: Provides for the expungement of syringe convictions

Passed both chambers 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 1946 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides for the expungement of syringe convictions. Primary sponsor: Gustavo Rivera (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2026): RETURNED TO SENATE.

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.

Relates to the expungement of syringe convictions of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gustavo RiveraPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
Jabari BrisportCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18

“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. RETURNED TO SENATE
  2. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  3. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.313
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR A2601
  5. REFERRED TO CODES
  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  7. PASSED SENATE
  8. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  9. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  10. 1ST REPORT CAL.596
  11. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  12. REFERRED TO CODES

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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