New York A 9480: Relates to the collection and reporting of sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking system

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A09480 Summary:

BILL NOA09480 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08765

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRSayegh

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2805-i, Pub Health L; amd §3, Chap of 2025 (as proposed in S.5225-A & A.1970-A)

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Requires the collection and reporting of sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking system within ten days of permission to release the evidence by the alleged sexual offense victim; relates to the effectiveness thereof.

Go to top A09480 Actions:

BILL NOA09480 

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01/07/2026referred to health

02/04/2026reported referred to rules

02/04/2026reported 

02/04/2026rules report cal.76

02/04/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.76

02/05/2026substituted by s8765

&nbspS08765 AMEND= GOUNARDES

&nbsp01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/20/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.63

&nbsp01/29/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/29/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/29/2026referred to health

&nbsp02/05/2026substituted for a9480

&nbsp02/05/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.76

&nbsp02/05/2026passed assembly

&nbsp02/05/2026returned to senate

&nbsp02/13/2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp02/13/2026SIGNED CHAP.47

Go to topA09480 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:02/04/2026AYE/NAY:24/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PaulinAyeJensenAye

DinowitzAyeGandolfoAye

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzAye

HevesiAyeGrayAye

SteckAyeSlaterAye

BraunsteinAyeChludzinskiAye

Bichotte HermelExcusedNorberAye

SayeghAyeDursoAye

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasAye

MeeksAye

LunsfordAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Heastie 
DATE:02/04/2026AYE/NAY:28/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushExcused

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA09480 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA09480 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9480

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to collecting and
 reporting sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking
 system; and to amend a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the public
 health law relating to collecting and reporting sexual offense
 evidence on the statewide electronic tracking system, as proposed in
 legislative bills numbers S. 5225-A and A. 1970-A, in relation to the
 effectiveness thereof

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (j) of subdivision 2 of section 2805-i of the
 2 public health law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending
 3 the public health law relating to collecting and reporting sexual
 4 offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking system, as
 5 proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5225-A and A. 1970-A, is
 6 amended to read as follows:
 7 (j) Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, sexual
 8 offense evidence shall not continue to be stored where: (i) such
 9 evidence is not privileged and law enforcement requests its release, in
 10 which case the custodian or custodians shall comply with such request;
 11 or (ii) such evidence is privileged and either (A) the alleged sexual
 12 offense victim gives permission to release the evidence to law enforce-
 13 ment, upon which the hospital collecting such evidence must record the
 14 collection of such evidence in the electronic tracking system and notify
 15 the appropriate law enforcement agency within forty-eight hours and law
 16 enforcement must retrieve the evidence within [seven] ten days of such
 17 [permission] notice and report such evidence in the statewide electronic
 18 tracking system pursuant to subdivision eight of this section, or (B)
 19 the alleged sexual offense victim signs a statement directing the custo-
 20 dian or custodians to dispose of the evidence, in