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NY A 694

in committee

Requires notice of risk of deportation of non-citizens, prior to accepting a plea

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 694 pass?

Not yet. NY A 694 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 694 about?

Requires courts, prior to accepting a plea, to provide notice to the defendant that such plea and the acceptance thereof could result in deportation, removal from the United States, exclusion from the United States or denial of citizenship, if the defendant is not a citizen of the United States.

Who sponsors NY A 694?

Catalina Cruz is the primary sponsor of NY A 694, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Requires courts, prior to accepting a plea, to provide notice to the defendant that such plea and the acceptance thereof could result in deportation, removal from the United States, exclusion from the United States or denial of citizenship, if the defendant is not a citizen of the United States.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CODES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Catalina Cruzprimary
  • William Coltoncosponsor
  • Demond Meekscosponsor
  • Dana Levenbergcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A694?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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