New York S 5225: Relates to the collection and reporting of sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking system

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S05225 Summary:

BILL NOS05225A

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SAME ASSAME AS A01970-A

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SPONSORGOUNARDES

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COSPNSRSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2805-i, Pub Health L

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Requires the collection and reporting of sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking system within seven days of permission to release the evidence by the alleged sexual offense victim; relates to additional rules and guidelines.

Go to top S05225 Actions:

BILL NOS05225A

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02/19/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

04/09/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

04/09/2025PRINT NUMBER 5225A

05/20/20251ST REPORT CAL.1263

05/21/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/22/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/10/2025SUBSTITUTED BY A1970A

&nbspA01970 AMEND=A Paulin

&nbsp01/14/2025referred to health

&nbsp04/08/2025reported referred to codes

&nbsp04/10/2025amend and recommit to codes

&nbsp04/10/2025print number 1970a

&nbsp05/20/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp05/27/2025reported 

&nbsp05/27/2025rules report cal.258

&nbsp05/27/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.258

&nbsp05/27/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/27/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp05/27/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

&nbsp06/10/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S5225A

&nbsp06/10/20253RD READING CAL.1263

&nbsp06/10/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/10/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp12/08/2025delivered to governor

&nbsp12/19/2025signed chap.646

&nbsp12/19/2025approval memo.30

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5225--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. GOUNARDES, SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to collecting and
 reporting sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking
 system

 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 section 1 of part II of chapter 56 of
 3 the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (j) Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, sexual
 5 offense evidence shall not continue to be stored where: (i) such
 6 evidence is not privileged and law enforcement requests its release, in
 7 which case the [custodian(s)] custodian or custodians shall comply with
 8 such request; or (ii) such evidence is privileged and either (A) the
 9 alleged sexual offense victim gives permission to release the evidence
 10 to law enforcement, upon which law enforcement must retrieve the
 11 evidence within seven days of such permission and report such evidence
 12 in the statewide electronic tracking system pursuant to subdivision
 13 eight of this section, or (B) the alleged sexual offense victim signs a
 14 statement directing the [custodian(s)] custodian or custodians to
 15 dispose of the evidence, in which case the sexual offense evidence will
 16 be discarded in compliance with state and local health codes.
 17 § 2. Subdivision 8 of section 2805-i of the public health law, as
 18 amended by chapter 31 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as
 19 follows:
 20 8. (a) The division of criminal justice services in consultation with
 21 the department, the office of victim services, the division of state
 22 police, and the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault shall

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04793-02-5

 S. 5225--A 2

 1 develop a statewide electronic tracking system for reported evidence
 2 collection kits used to collect and preserve evidence of a sexual
 3 assault or other sex offense [that are submitted to the custody of law
 4 enforcement]. Such statewide electronic tracking system shall not
 5 include unreported evidence collection kits [not in the custody of law
 6 enforcement], provided, however, that any unreport