New York A 4703: Relates to admissible evidence in court proceedings to secure an order of protection

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A04703 Summary:

BILL NOA04703 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSempolinski

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1046, Fam Ct Act

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Clarifies that in child protective proceedings and permanency hearings for children placed out of their homes, the social worker-client privilege shall not be a ground for excluding evidence in a hearing to secure an order of protection.

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02/04/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4703

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SEMPOLINSKI -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to admissible evidence
 in court proceedings to secure an order of protection

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (vii) of subdivision (a) of section 1046 of the
 2 family court act, as amended by chapter 432 of the laws of 1993, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 (vii) neither the privilege attaching to confidential communications
 5 between [husband and wife] spouses, as set forth in section forty-five
 6 hundred two of the civil practice law and rules, nor the physician-pa-
 7 tient and related privileges, as set forth in section forty-five hundred
 8 four of the civil practice law and rules, nor the psychologist-client
 9 privilege, as set forth in section forty-five hundred seven of the civil
 10 practice law and rules, nor the social worker-client privilege, as set
 11 forth in section forty-five hundred eight of the civil practice law and
 12 rules, nor the rape crisis counselor-client privilege, as set forth in
 13 section forty-five hundred ten of the civil practice law and rules,
 14 shall be a ground for excluding evidence which otherwise would be admis-
 15 sible. Specifically, the social worker-client privilege shall not be a
 16 ground for excluding evidence which would otherwise be admissible in a
 17 court hearing to secure an order of protection.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 19 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07523-01-5

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