Laws & Regulations

A. 8645 Hevesi/S. 8743 Liu: Requires the commissioner of social services, in consultation with DCJS, to submit a report annually on the services provided to human trafficking survivors for the purpose...

S.7506-B/A. 9506-B (Part L): Creates Article 5-C of the Family Court Act, “Judgments of Parentage of Children Conceived Through Assisted Reproduction or Pursuant to Surrogacy Agreements.” Contains...

A. 2176-A Solages/S. 425-A Hoylman: Creates a “privilege against civil arrest” for those traveling to or from, or participating in, court proceedings – for themselves or as support for family or...

A. 10039 Rozic/S. 7926 Bailey: Allows a court, when issuing an order of protection, to prohibit the restrained party from remotely controlling any connected devices affecting the home, vehicle or...

A. 8023 Williams/S. 6665 Benjamin: Adds the Commissioner of the Division of Housing and Community Renewal to the Domestic Violence Advisory Council, adds the authority to promote best practices for...

S. 7082 Hoylman/A. 9036 Rosenthal: Extends “revival window” for filing of cases regarding child sexual abuse by one additional year, so window stays open until August, 2021.

Amendment – S. 7169 Benjamin/A. 8975 Rosenthal: Adds requirement that the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (“an advocacy group recognized by the federal DHHS or DOJ which has the...

Amendment -- S. 7168 Parker/A. 8959 Glick: Amendments to Chapter 690 of the Laws of 2019, which expanded eligibility for crime victims’ compensation awards to include domestic partners if their...

S.7506-B/A. 9506-B (Part VV): Upon sentencing for crimes involving sexual assault against a passenger, customer or employee, or assault against an employee, of the MTA, a person is prohibited from...

S.7506-B/A. 9506-B (Part UU): Expands the list of offenses that are “qualified offenses” (bail eligible) to include, among others: any crime alleged to have caused the death of another person...