New York A 9280: Removes research restrictions from certain unfounded reports of alleged abuse or maltreatment

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A09280 Summary:

BILL NOA09280 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09424

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SPONSORHevesi

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§422 & 427-a, Soc Serv L

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Removes certain restrictions on the release of unfounded reports of alleged abuse or maltreatment reports for persons engaged in a bona fide research purpose.

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BILL NOA09280 

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11/21/2025referred to children and families

01/07/2026referred to children and families

01/12/2026reported 

01/15/2026advanced to third reading cal.225

Go to topA09280 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Chair:Hevesi 
DATE:01/12/2026AYE/NAY:16/0 Action: Favorable HevesiAyeNovakhovAye

DavilaAyePirozzoloAye

AndersonAyeJensenAye

ClarkAyeBolognaAye

LunsfordExcusedMolitorAye

MeeksAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

MitaynesAye

Chandler-WatermAye

LeeAye

LasherAye

WiederAye

Go to topA09280 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA09280 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9280

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 November 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Children and Families

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to removing
 research restrictions from certain unfounded reports of alleged abuse
 or maltreatment

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraphs (iv) and (v) of paragraph (a) of subdivision
 2 5 of section 422 of the social services law, subparagraph (iv) as
 3 amended by chapter 555 of the laws of 2000, and subparagraph (v) as
 4 amended by chapter 256 of the laws of 2014, are amended and a new
 5 subparagraph (vi) is added to read as follows:
 6 (iv) to the subject of the report; [and]
 7 (v) to a district attorney, an assistant district attorney, an inves-
 8 tigator employed in the office of a district attorney, or to a sworn
 9 officer of the division of state police, of a city, county, town or
 10 village police department or of a county sheriff's office when such
 11 official verifies that the report is necessary to conduct an active
 12 investigation or prosecution of a violation of subdivision four of
 13 section 240.50 of the penal law[.]; and
 14 (vi) to any person engaged in a bona fide research purpose, provided,
 15 however, that no information identifying the subjects of the report and
 16 other persons named in the report shall be made available to the
 17 researcher unless it is absolutely essential to the research purpose and
 18 the department gives prior approval.
 19 § 2. Subparagraph (vii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 5 of section
 20 427-a of the social services law, as amended by chapter 377 of the laws
 21 of 2011, is amended and a new subparagraph (viii) is added to read as
 22 follows:
 23 (vii) the subject of the report included in the records of the family
 24 assessment and services track[.]; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14039-02-5

 A. 9280 2

 1 (viii) any person engaged in a bona fide research purpose, provided,
 2 however, that no information identifying the subjects of the report and
 3 other persons named in the report and records created shall be made
 4 available to the researcher unless it is absolutely essential to the
 5 research purpose and the department gives prior approval.
 6 § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 7 have become a law.

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