New York S 10604: Provides additional protection to judges and their family members under the Judicial Security Act

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S10604 Summary:

BILL NOS10604 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11388

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §859, Judy L

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Provides additional protection to judges and their family members under the Judicial Security Act; expands protection to domestic partners and adult children; relates to records to be kept private; relates to the continuation of the prohibition against the public disclosure of personal information; authorizes the chief administrator of the courts to develop procedures necessary to prevent the disclosure of personal information in the possession of the unified court system.

Go to top S10604 Actions:

BILL NOS10604 

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05/29/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

06/02/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/02/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1601

06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A11388

&nbspA11388 AMEND= Rules (Romero)

&nbsp05/15/2026referred to judiciary

&nbsp06/01/2026reference changed to ways and means

&nbsp06/02/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp06/02/2026reported 

&nbsp06/02/2026rules report cal.378

&nbsp06/02/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.378

&nbsp06/02/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/02/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp06/02/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S10604

&nbsp06/02/20263RD READING CAL.1601

&nbsp06/02/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/02/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10604

 IN SENATE

 May 29, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- (at request of the Unified Court System)
 -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
 the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to providing additional
 protection to judges and their family members under the Judicial Secu-
 rity Act

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 1 of section 859 of
 2 the judiciary law, as added by section 2 of part F of chapter 55 of the
 3 laws of 2024, are amended to read as follows:
 4 (b) "Immediate family" shall mean, for each eligible individual, the
 5 spouse, former spouse, domestic partner, former domestic partner,
 6 parent, child, and sibling.
 7 (c) "Personal information" shall include the following for an eligible
 8 individual and, if such individual so indicates as provided in subpara-
 9 graph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision two of this section, for the
 10 members of their immediate family: (i) home address, including primary
 11 residence and secondary residences; (ii) unlisted telephone number;
 12 (iii) personal cell phone number; (iv) personal email address; (v)
 13 social security number; (vi) driver's license number; (vii) license
 14 plate number; (viii) marital status and identity of any present and
 15 former spouse or domestic partner; (ix) identity of children [under the
 16 age of eighteen]; (x) name and address of a school or day care facility
 17 attended by an immediate family member; (xi) bank account number; (xii)
 18 credit or debit card number; and (xiii) personal identification number
 19 (PIN).
 20 § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 859 of the judiciary
 21 law, as added by section 2 of part F of chapter 55 of the laws of 2024,
 22 is amended to read as follows:
 23 (a) An eligible individual or their representative may submit a writ-
 24 ten request to their employer or former employer. To be enforceable, a
 25 written request shall be signed by an eligible individual, or their
 26 representative, and specify:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14929-01-6

 S. 10604 2

 1 (i) those items of personal information that the eligible individual
 2 wishes to be kept from being made public;
 3 (ii) the identity of members of the eligible individual's immediate
 4 family and whether, for purposes of the written request, their personal
 5 information should be deemed to include that of such immediate family
 6 members; [and]
 7 (iii) each person, business, ass