Bill Commons

NY S 9817

in committee

Establishes a private right of action against mental health professionals who engaged in sexual orientation change efforts and revives such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 9817 pass?

Not yet. NY S 9817 is in committee as of 2026-04-06 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-06): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY S 9817 about?

Establishes a private right of action against mental health professionals who engaged in sexual orientation change efforts, revives such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations and grants trial preference to such actions.

Who sponsors NY S 9817?

James Skoufis is the primary sponsor of NY S 9817, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Establishes a private right of action against mental health professionals who engaged in sexual orientation change efforts, revives such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations and grants trial preference to such actions.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-04-06 — REFERRED TO CODES
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • James Skoufisprimary
  • Jabari Brisportcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-06

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

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Attribution

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