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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8531: Relates to the removal of adolescent offenders to family court; and relates to jurisdiction of family court

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 8531 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on October 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the removal of adolescent offenders to family court; and relates to jurisdiction of family court. Primary sponsor: Rob Rolison (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 14, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 8531A.

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.

Limits the circumstances under which the case of an adolescent offender may be removed to family court; limits the jurisdiction of family court with respect to certain repeat adolescent offenders.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rob RolisonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate39
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Steve ChanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate17
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Alexis WeikCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate8

“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. PRINT NUMBER 8531A
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
  3. REFERRED TO CODES
  4. REFERRED TO RULES

Sources

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