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Assembly Bill A719

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to amending the constitution to prevent and mitigate adverse childhood experiences

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2025-A719 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Add Art 17 §8, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10017
2021-2022: A3074
2023-2024: A2441

2025-A719 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the constitution to prevent and mitigate adverse childhood experiences.

2025-A719 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    719
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. HEVESI, BLANKENBUSH, ROSENTHAL, CRUZ, EPSTEIN,
   SIMON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TAGUE, TAYLOR -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Children and Families
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

 proposing an amendment to article 17 of the constitution, in relation to
   preventing and mitigating adverse childhood experiences
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That  article  17  of  the
 constitution be amended by adding a new section 8 to read as follows:
   § 8. THE PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES IS
 A  PUBLIC CONCERN AND SHALL BE ADDRESSED BY THE STATE AND BY SUCH OF ITS
 SUBDIVISIONS, AND IN SUCH MANNER AND BY SUCH MEANS, AS  THE  LEGISLATURE
 MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
   §  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
 referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
 next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
 conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89015-01-5

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