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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 7957: Permits the detention of juveniles with adults in certain circumstances

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 7957 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on May 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Permits the detention of juveniles with adults in certain circumstances. Primary sponsor: James Skoufis (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): 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.

Permits the detention of juveniles with adults when no other facility is available within fifty miles.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 1 · Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
James SkoufisPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate42
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Monica MartinezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate4
Bill WeberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38

“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. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

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