NY S 2597

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Establishes standards for public access to family court proceedings

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Establishes standards for public access to family court proceedings and when a judge can exclude individuals from proceedings.

Introduced: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-02-11 — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

2025-01-21
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
referral-committee
2025-02-11
1ST REPORT CAL.348
2025-02-12
2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-02-24
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2025-03-26
PASSED SENATE
passage
2025-03-26
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2025-03-26
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
referral-committee
2026-01-07
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
2026-01-07
RETURNED TO SENATE
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
referral-committee
2026-02-04
1ST REPORT CAL.241
2026-02-05
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-02-09
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-02-11
PASSED SENATE
passage
2026-02-11
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-02-11
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
referral-committee

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Votes

Judiciary Vote
2025-02-11 · pass · 17-2
Member-level votes (19)
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Jack M. Martins: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Zellnor Myrie: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Steve Rhoads: yes
- Sean Ryan: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Andrew J. Lanza: no
- Thomas F. O'Mara: no
Floor Vote
2025-03-26 · pass · 52-9
Member-level votes (63)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
- Jake Ashby: yes
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- April Baskin: yes
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Samra Brouk: yes
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Cordell Cleare: yes
- Leroy Comrie: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Simcha Felder: yes
- Nathalia Fernandez: yes
- Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
- Michael Gianaris: yes
- Kristen Gonzalez: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Joseph A. Griffo: yes
- Pete Harckham: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: yes
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- Liz Krueger: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Monica Martinez: yes
- Jack M. Martins: yes
- Mario Mattera: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Zellnor Myrie: yes
- Peter Oberacker: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Steve Rhoads: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Robert Rolison: yes
- Christopher Ryan: yes
- Sean Ryan: yes
- Julia Salazar: yes
- James Sanders Jr.: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- José M. Serrano: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Dan Stec: yes
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- William Weber: yes
- Alexis Weik: yes
- George Borrello: no
- Stephen T. Chan: no
- Pamela Helming: no
- Andrew J. Lanza: no
- Dean Murray: no
- Thomas F. O'Mara: no
- Robert Ortt: no
- James Tedisco: no
- Mark Walczyk: no
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: excused
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: excused
Judiciary Vote
2026-02-04 · pass · 15-2
Member-level votes (17)
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Jack M. Martins: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Zellnor Myrie: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Steve Rhoads: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Andrew J. Lanza: no
- Thomas F. O'Mara: no
Floor Vote
2026-02-11 · pass · 50-9
Member-level votes (63)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
- Jake Ashby: yes
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- April Baskin: yes
- Erik Bottcher: yes
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
- Cordell Cleare: yes
- Leroy Comrie: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: 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
- Monica Martinez: yes
- Jack M. Martins: yes
- Mario Mattera: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Zellnor Myrie: yes
- Peter Oberacker: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Steve Rhoads: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Robert Rolison: yes
- Christopher Ryan: yes
- Julia Salazar: yes
- James Sanders Jr.: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- José M. Serrano: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Dan Stec: yes
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- William Weber: yes
- Alexis Weik: yes
- Jeremy Zellner: yes
- George Borrello: no
- Stephen T. Chan: no
- Pamela Helming: no
- Andrew J. Lanza: no
- Dean Murray: no
- Thomas F. O'Mara: no
- Robert Ortt: no
- James Tedisco: no
- Mark Walczyk: no
- Samra Brouk: excused
- Patrick M. Gallivan: excused
- Joseph A. Griffo: excused
- Sam Sutton: excused

Related bills

Prior session: S 8339
Companion bill: A 7368

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