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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 7469: Criminalizes the harassment of a child; and establishes a private right of action for harassment of a child

Passed one chamber 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 7469 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on April 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminalizes the harassment of a child; and establishes a private right of action for harassment of a child. Primary sponsor: Brad Hoylman-Sigal. It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 4, 2025): REFERRED TO CODES.

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.

Criminalizes the harassment of a child when the perpetrator intentionally or knowingly harasses, annoys or alarms a child or a child's parent or guardian; establishes a private right of action for harassment of a child.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brad Hoylman-SigalPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Samra BroukCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Michael GianarisCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Kevin ParkerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate21
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42

“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. REFERRED TO CODES
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.1256
  7. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

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