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NY A 8159

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Authorizes the use of closed-circuit television for vulnerable sexual assault witnesses

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 8159 pass?

Not yet. NY A 8159 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY A 8159 about?

Authorizes the use of closed-circuit television for vulnerable sexual assault witnesses; establishes a procedure for determining who qualifies as a vulnerable sexual assault witness.

Who sponsors NY A 8159?

Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas is the primary sponsor of NY A 8159.

Description

Authorizes the use of closed-circuit television for vulnerable sexual assault witnesses; establishes a procedure for determining who qualifies as a vulnerable sexual assault witness.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CODES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jessica Gonzalez-Rojasprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-02

    REFERRED TO CODES

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 10415not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 4406

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A8159?summary=&detail=

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