NY A 5579
in committeeRelates to acts of domestic violence committed in the presence of children
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did NY A 5579 pass?
Not yet. NY A 5579 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES
What is NY A 5579 about?
Creates an automatic class E felony on the first offense for committing an act of domestic violence in the presence of children.
Who sponsors NY A 5579?
Joseph Sempolinski is the primary sponsor of NY A 5579, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Creates an automatic class E felony on the first offense for committing an act of domestic violence in the presence of children.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CODES
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Joseph Sempolinskiprimary
- Kenneth Blankenbushcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-18
REFERRED TO CODES
referral-committee
2025-05-13
HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN CODES
failure
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO CODES
referral-committee
Versions
- A5579Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Prior session: A 8810not in this corpus
- Prior session: A 5751not in this corpus
- Prior session: A 8305not in this corpus
- Prior session: A 2634not in this corpus
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