A 3317 — Relates to the creation of Melinda's Law in relation to the basis for removal of children
Congress · introduced 2025-01-27
Protects a parent who is a victim of domestic violence from having children removed from their custody if they reported the abuse.
Latest action: 2026-01-07 — IN_ASSEMBLY_COMM
Sponsors
- Doug Smith (—, NY-5) — sponsor · 2025-01-27
- John K. Mikulin (—, NY-17) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Angelo J. Morinello (—, NY-145) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Joe DeStefano (—, NY-3) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Chris Tague (—, NY-102) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Karl Brabenec (—, NY-98) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- David McDonough (—, NY-14) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
Action timeline
- · assembly — REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
- · assembly — REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-27 | David McDonough | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | John K. Mikulin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Joe DeStefano | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Karl Brabenec | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Chris Tague | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Angelo J. Morinello | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-27 | Doug Smith | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Smith (—, state_lower NY-5) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Angelo J. Morinello (—, state_lower NY-145) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Chris Tague (—, state_lower NY-102) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | David McDonough (—, state_lower NY-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Joe DeStefano (—, state_lower NY-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | John K. Mikulin (—, state_lower NY-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Karl Brabenec (—, state_lower NY-98) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by John K. Mikulin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Angelo J. Morinello (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by David McDonough (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · sponsored by Doug Smith (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Joe DeStefano (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Chris Tague (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-27 · cosponsored by Karl Brabenec (cosponsor) · sponsorship