New York S 9021: Authorizes a plaintiff commencing an action alleging conduct constituting a sexual offense or a civil offense involving the transmission of HIV shall have the right to proceed anonymously

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S09021 Summary:

BILL NOS09021 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07972

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §50-b, Civ Rts L

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Authorizes a plaintiff commencing an action alleging conduct constituting a sexual offense or a civil offense involving the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus shall have the right to proceed anonymously.

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BILL NOS09021 

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01/22/2026REFERRED TO CODES

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1390

06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

06/04/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/04/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9021

 IN SENATE

 January 22, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to the right to priva-
 cy in certain actions

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

 1 Section 1. Section 50-b of the civil rights law, as amended by chapter
 2 643 of the laws of 1999 and subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 155 of
 3 the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 4 § 50-b. Right of privacy; victims of sex offenses or offenses involv-
 5 ing the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus. 1. The iden-
 6 tity of any victim of a sex offense, as defined in article one hundred
 7 thirty or section 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of the penal law, section two
 8 hundred thirteen-c of the civil practice law and rules, or of an offense
 9 involving the alleged transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus,
 10 shall be confidential. No report, paper, picture, photograph, court file
 11 or other documents, in the custody or possession of any public officer
 12 or employee, which identifies such a victim shall be made available for
 13 public inspection. No such public officer or employee shall disclose any
 14 portion of any police report, court file, or other document, which tends
 15 to identify such a victim except as provided in subdivision two of this
 16 section. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to require that
 17 a criminal charge be brought or a criminal conviction be obtained as a
 18 condition of confidentiality of the plaintiff's identity in an action
 19 brought by a victim of conduct constituting a sexual offense as defined
 20 by section two hundred thirteen-c of the civil practice law and rules,
 21 or a civil offense involving the transmission of the human immunodefici-
 22 ency virus. A plaintiff commencing an action alleging conduct constitut-
 23 ing a sexual offense as defined by section two hundred thirteen-c of the
 24 civil practice law and rules, or a civil offense involving the trans-
 25 mission of the human immunodeficiency virus shall have the right to
 26 proceed anonymously.
 27 2. The provisions of subdivision one of this section shall not be
 28 construed to prohibit disclosure of information to:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11502-01-5

 S. 9021 2

 1 a. Any person charged with the commission of an offense or a party
 2 against whom an action has been commenced alleging conduct constituting
 3 a sexual offense, as defined in subdivision one of this section, against
 4 the same victim; the counsel or guardian of such person; the public
 5 officers and employees charged with the duty of investigating, prosecut-
 6 ing, keeping records relating to the offense, or any other act when done
 7 pursuant to the lawful discharge of their duties; and any necessary
 8 witnesses for either party; or
 9 b. Any person who, upon application to a court having jurisdiction
 10 over the alleged offense or action, demonstrates to the satisfaction of
 11 the court that good cause exists for disclosure to that person. Such
 12 application shall be made upon notice to the victim or other person
 13 legally responsible for the care of the victim, and the public of