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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 7480: Relates to adjournments for right to counsel

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 7480 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on April 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to adjournments for right to counsel. Primary sponsor: Brad Hoylman-Sigal. It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 17, 2025): REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

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.

Provides that in any jurisdiction in which a party is eligible under local law for free legal counsel, if such party has in good faith attempted to secure such counsel and is unable to obtain counsel through no fault of their own, the court shall adjourn the trial of the issue for consecutive periods of not less than fourteen days each until the party is able to secure counsel.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Democratic/Working Families 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brad Hoylman-SigalPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jabari BrisportCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Liz KruegerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Gustavo RiveraCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Jose SerranoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate29

“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 HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Sources

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