Bill Commons

NY S 645

in committee

Relates to exempting certain statements relating to sexual abuse or misconduct from disclosure under FOIL

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 645 pass?

Not yet. NY S 645 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

What is NY S 645 about?

Exempts statements of victims and witnesses relating to sexual abuse or misconduct from disclosure under FOIL provisions.

Who sponsors NY S 645?

James Skoufis is the primary sponsor of NY S 645.

Description

Exempts statements of victims and witnesses relating to sexual abuse or misconduct from disclosure under FOIL provisions.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • James Skoufisprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 6420not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2840not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 708not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 8701not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 3463

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S645?summary=&detail=

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