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NY K00899
Resolution
Status
Passed
1/29/2026
Primary Sponsor
Carrie Woerner
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AI Summary
- Requests Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 2026 as Stalking Awareness Month in New York State
- Approximately 13.5 million people are stalked annually in the United States, with about 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men experiencing stalking at some point in their lives
- 40% of victims are stalked by a current or former intimate partner, and 42% by an acquaintance, contradicting the notion that stalkers are typically strangers
- 80% of stalking victims report being stalked with technology, and more than half of stalking victims first experienced it before age 25
- 1 in 8 employed stalking victims lose time from work, and 1 in 7 victims move as a result of their victimization
Legislative Description
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 2026, as Stalking Awareness Month in the State of New York
Last Action
adopted
1/29/2026
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