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A 8491 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes the youth justice innovation fund

Summary
Establishes the youth justice innovation fund to make funds available to community-based organizations for services and programs with the purpose of youth development and preventing youth arrest and incarceration.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeFunds community programs to prevent youth arrest/incarceration, directly advancing criminal justice reform by reducing unnecessary system involvement.90% confidence
Sub-Topics: Juvenile Justice
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 20, 2025 Last action Feb 3, 2026
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Committee
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Jan 7, 2026
Committee
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May 20, 2025
Committee
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lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Andrew Hevesi
Andrew Hevesi
DDemocratic
NY
28
Co
Photo of Anna Kelles
Anna Kelles
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
125
Co
Photo of Emily Gallagher
Emily Gallagher
DDemocratic
NY
50
Co
Photo of Gabriella Romero
Gabriella Romero
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
109
Co
Photo of Jo Anne Simon
Jo Anne Simon
DDemocratic
NY
52
Co
Photo of John McDonald
John McDonald
DDemocratic
NY
108
Co
Photo of Michaelle Solages
Michaelle Solages
DDemocratic
NY
22
Co
Photo of Sarahana Shrestha
Sarahana Shrestha
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
103
Co
Photo of Steve Otis
Steve Otis
DDemocratic
NY
91