---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to raising the lower age of juvenile delinquency jurisdiction from seven to twelve years of age and establishing differential response programs for children under the age of twelve"
description: "Raises the lower age of juvenile delinquency jurisdiction from seven to twelve years of age; establishes differential response programs for children under the age of twelve."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 4051"
citation: "New York S 4051 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BAILEY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-02"
last_action: "2021-12-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62e42c9f-901f-4b8a-b847-4c538172d104"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S4051"
source_hash: "4d0b4c6aa3bbd37f18b768ef95bd89d1452d113c2cdca8ac2da431f191b4ed5a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 4051 (2021-2022) — Relates to raising the lower age of juvenile delinquency jurisdiction from seven to twelve years of age and establishing differential response programs for children under the age of twelve

Raises the lower age of juvenile delinquency jurisdiction from seven to twelve years of age; establishes differential response programs for children under the age of twelve.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S4051** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S4051&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S4051A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4051A)

## Votes

- Children And Families Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **44–19** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **102–47** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote - Version: A — **20–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BAILEY — primary (person)
- BIAGGI — cosponsor (person)
- BRISPORT — cosponsor (person)
- BROUK — cosponsor (person)
- COONEY — cosponsor (person)
- GIANARIS — cosponsor (person)
- HOYLMAN — cosponsor (person)
- JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- KRUEGER — cosponsor (person)
- MYRIE — cosponsor (person)
- RAMOS — cosponsor (person)
- RIVERA — cosponsor (person)
- SALAZAR — cosponsor (person)
- SEPULVEDA — cosponsor (person)
- STAVISKY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-02** REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-28** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-28** PRINT NUMBER 4051A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-03** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1487
- **2021-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-09** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-09** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A4982A
- **2021-06-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.555
- **2021-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-12-17** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-29** SIGNED CHAP.810 `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-29** APPROVAL MEMO.159

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62e42c9f-901f-4b8a-b847-4c538172d104`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).