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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 3951: Prohibits cases from being closed without a hearing or written stipulation; repealer

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 3951 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits cases from being closed without a hearing or written stipulation; repealer. Primary sponsor: Jessica Ramos (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2026): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE.

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.

Prohibits cases from being closed without a hearing or written stipulation; requires a stenographic record of all hearings held; requires minutes and decisions to be provided to the injured worker in their native language.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Democratic/Working Families 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jessica RamosPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Jamaal BaileyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate36
Samra BroukCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Shelley MayerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate37
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Kevin ParkerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate21
Roxanne PersaudCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Gustavo RiveraCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
Sean RyanCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
James SandersCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Toby StaviskyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11

“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. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  2. REFERRED TO LABOR
  3. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  4. REFERRED TO LABOR

Sources

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