New York S 8633: Relates to coercive control

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S08633 Summary:

BILL NOS08633A

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SAME ASSAME AS A09551-A

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SPONSORMAY

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COSPNSRCLEARE, HARCKHAM, KAVANAGH, MAYER, RAMOS, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§812 & 154-c, add §819, Fam Ct Act; amd §§530.11 & 1.20 CP L; add §39-c, Judy L; add §256, amd §240, Dom
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Relates to coercive control; provides that the family court and the criminal courts shall have concurrent jurisdiction over acts which constitute coercive control; provides that courts may issue orders of protection upon a finding of coercive control; directs the office of court administration, in consultation with the office for the prevention of domestic violence and certain organizations, to develop and administer training for judges and court clerks on coercive control.

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BILL NOS08633A

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12/29/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

04/23/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

04/23/2026PRINT NUMBER 8633A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8633--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 December 29, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. MAY, HARCKHAM, MAYER, RAMOS, SCARCELLA-SPANTON --
 read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
 the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on Children and
 Families in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the family court act, the criminal procedure law, the
 judiciary law and the domestic relations law, in relation to coercive
 control

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

 1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 812 of
 2 the family court act, as amended by chapter 541 of the laws of 2024, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 The family court and the criminal courts shall have concurrent juris-
 5 diction over any proceeding concerning acts which would constitute coer-
 6 cive control as defined by section eight hundred nineteen of this part,
 7 disorderly conduct, unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate
 8 image, harassment in the first degree, harassment in the second degree,
 9 aggravated harassment in the second degree, sexual misconduct, forcible
 10 touching, sexual abuse in the third degree, sexual abuse in the second
 11 degree as set forth in subdivision one of section 130.60 of the penal
 12 law, stalking in the first degree, stalking in the second degree, stalk-
 13 ing in the third degree, stalking in the fourth degree, criminal
 14 mischief, menacing in the second degree, menacing in the third degree,
 15 reckless endangerment, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circu-
 16 lation, strangulation in the second degree, strangulation in the first
 17 degree, assault in the second degree, assault in the third degree, an
 18 attempted assault, identity theft in the first degree, identity theft in
 19 the second degree, identity theft in the third degree, grand larceny in
 20 the fourth degree, grand larceny in the third degree, coercion in the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13778-04-6

 S. 8633--A 2

 1 second degree or coercion in the third degree as set forth in subdivi-
 2 sions one, two and three of section 135.60 of the penal law between
 3 spouses or former spouses, or between parent and child or between
 4 members of the same family or household except that if the respondent
 5 would not be criminally responsible by reason of age pursuant to section
 6 30.00 of the penal law, then the family court shall have exclusive
 7 jurisdiction over such proceeding. Notwithstanding a complainant's
 8 election to proceed in family court, the criminal court shall not be
 9 divested of jurisdiction to hear a family offense proceeding pursuant to
 10 this section. In any proceeding pursuant to this article, a court shall
 11 not deny an order of pr