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NY S 8943

in committee

Relates to missing and exploited women and children

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 8943 pass?

Not yet. NY S 8943 is in committee as of 2026-01-20 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-20): REFERRED TO FINANCE

What is NY S 8943 about?

Establishes a missing persons unit within the division of state police; adds women to the responsibility of the missing and exploited children clearinghouse; provides that by January first, two-thousand twenty-seven included in the curriculum for the training of law enforcement shall be missing and exploited women and missing and exploited women and children of color and indigenous descent; requires the reporting duties of law enforcement departments to include missing women, in addition to missing children and vulnerable adults; relates to the missing and exploited women and children clearinghouse fund; relates to the gift for missing and exploited women and children clearinghouse fund.

Who sponsors NY S 8943?

Monica Martinez is the primary sponsor of NY S 8943, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Establishes a missing persons unit within the division of state police; adds women to the responsibility of the missing and exploited children clearinghouse; provides that by January first, two-thousand twenty-seven included in the curriculum for the training of law enforcement shall be missing and exploited women and missing and exploited women and children of color and indigenous descent; requires the reporting duties of law enforcement departments to include missing women, in addition to missing children and vulnerable adults; relates to the missing and exploited women and children clearinghouse fund; relates to the gift for missing and exploited women and children clearinghouse fund.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-01-20 — REFERRED TO FINANCE
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Monica Martinezprimary
  • Cordell Clearecosponsor
  • Patricia Fahycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-20

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 6890not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 5200

Official source

Attribution

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