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NY S08765
Bill
Status
2/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Gounardes
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AI Summary
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Extends the timeframe for law enforcement to retrieve sexual offense evidence from seven days to ten days after receiving notice from hospitals that a victim has given permission to release evidence
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Requires hospitals to record collection of sexual offense evidence in the electronic tracking system and notify the appropriate law enforcement agency within 48 hours when a victim consents to release
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Clarifies that law enforcement must transfer reported sexual offense evidence to the Office of Victim Services for long-term storage when a survivor later withdraws consent for law enforcement release
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Updates terminology throughout the statute from "sexual assault" to "sexual offense" evidence collection kits for consistency
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Delays the effective date of the 2025 law (S. 5225-A/A. 1970-A) from immediate effect to six months after becoming law, while authorizing regulatory implementation to begin three months before the effective date
Legislative Description
Requires the collection and reporting of sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking system within ten days of permission to release the evidence by the alleged sexual offense victim; relates to the effectiveness thereof.
Last Action
SIGNED CHAP.47
2/13/2026