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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6727: Relates to the evidentiary standard for evidentiary and disciplinary hearings

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 6727 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the evidentiary standard for evidentiary and disciplinary hearings. Primary sponsor: Julia Salazar (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2026): COMMITTED TO RULES.

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.

Elevates the evidentiary standard for evidentiary and disciplinary hearings from substantial evidence to a preponderance of the evidence.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Julia SalazarPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Jabari BrisportCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31

“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. COMMITTED TO RULES
  2. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  3. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  4. 1ST REPORT CAL.426
  5. REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
  6. COMMITTED TO RULES
  7. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  8. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  9. 1ST REPORT CAL.1035
  10. REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Sources

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