NY S 9766

passed one chamber

Relates to making technical corrections to ensure gender neutrality for the admission to practice law and preventing required disclosure of prior interaction with law enforcement or the criminal justice system

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Relates to making technical corrections to ensure gender neutrality for the admission to practice law and preventing the character fitness questionnaire from inquiring into an applicant's prior interaction with law enforcement or the criminal justice system under certain circumstances.

Introduced: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-06-01 — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-04-06
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
referral-committee
2026-04-21
1ST REPORT CAL.752
2026-04-22
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-04-27
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-06-01
PASSED SENATE
passage
2026-06-01
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-06-01
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
referral-committee

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Votes

Judiciary Vote
2026-04-21 · pass · 13-6
Member-level votes (19)
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- Erik Bottcher: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Zellnor Myrie: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Jeremy Zellner: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: no
- Andrew J. Lanza: no
- Jack M. Martins: no
- Thomas F. O'Mara: no
- Anthony H. Palumbo: no
- Steve Rhoads: no
Floor Vote
2026-06-01 · pass · 35-25
Member-level votes (63)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- April Baskin: yes
- Erik Bottcher: yes
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Samra Brouk: yes
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Cordell Cleare: yes
- Leroy Comrie: yes
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Nathalia Fernandez: yes
- Michael Gianaris: yes
- Kristen Gonzalez: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Pete Harckham: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- Liz Krueger: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Zellnor Myrie: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Julia Salazar: yes
- James Sanders Jr.: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- José M. Serrano: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- Jeremy Zellner: yes
- Jake Ashby: no
- George Borrello: no
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: no
- Stephen T. Chan: no
- Patrick M. Gallivan: no
- Joseph A. Griffo: no
- Pamela Helming: no
- Andrew J. Lanza: no
- Monica Martinez: no
- Jack M. Martins: no
- Mario Mattera: no
- Dean Murray: no
- Thomas F. O'Mara: no
- Peter Oberacker: no
- Robert Ortt: no
- Anthony H. Palumbo: no
- Steve Rhoads: no
- Robert Rolison: no
- Christopher Ryan: no
- James Skoufis: no
- Dan Stec: no
- James Tedisco: no
- Mark Walczyk: no
- William Weber: no
- Alexis Weik: no
- Jeremy Cooney: excused
- Sam Sutton: excused
- Kevin S. Parker: absent

Related bills

Prior session: S 9292
Prior session: S 1646
Prior session: S 3036
Companion bill: A 3234

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S9766?summary=&detail=

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