S 643 New York Senate · 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.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2026

Senate Passage

May 2025

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

S643 → S643A · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add multiple sponsors and update its status in the legislative process. The section number was changed from 89-gg to 89-g, and the effective date was moved from April 1, 2025 to April 1, 2026, delaying when the fund can be used.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same - establishing a youth justice innovation fund - but the effective date was delayed by one year.

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from S 643 to S 643--A and section number changed from 89-gg to 89-g

REQUIREMENT

Added seven new sponsors to the bill (Addabbo, Baskin, Brisport, Brouk, Fahy, Fernandez, Gonzalez, Jackson, Salazar, Serrano)

TIMELINE

Effective date changed from April 1, 2025 to April 1, 2026, delaying when the fund can be used

Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2025

How they voted

50–9

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 62

May 21, 2025

D Democratic40

38 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican22

12 Yea 9 Nay 1

54% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 643A

upper

Mar 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO FINANCE

upper

May 22, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

May 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO FINANCE

upper

1 primary · 11 co-sponsors