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NY S01754

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes a statewide, toll-free hotline operated by the Office of Children and Family Services to receive reports of abuse and incidents that may jeopardize an individual's health or welfare, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

  • Allows anonymous calls to the hotline and requires immediate oral and electronic transmission of reports to appropriate state agencies or local social services offices

  • Mandates expedited notification to law enforcement, district attorneys, and emergency responders when reports allege potential criminal offenses or immediate threats to health, safety, or welfare

  • Requires the state's elder abuse public education campaign to include information about the new statewide hotline as a resource for reporting suspected elder abuse

  • Takes effect 120 days after becoming law

Legislative Description

Relates to creating a hotline for the reporting of various forms of abuse which may jeopardize the health or welfare of any person.

Last Action

REFERRED TO AGING

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Aging1/13/2025

Full Bill Text

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