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NY S 4079

in committee

Establishes the crime of coercive control

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 4079 pass?

Not yet. NY S 4079 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY S 4079 about?

Relates to establishing the crime of coercive control; provides that a person is guilty of coercive control when such person engages in a course of conduct against a member of such person's same family or household, without the victim's consent, which results in limiting or restricting, in full or in part, the victim's behavior, movement, associations or access to or use of such victim's own finances or financial information; provides that coercive control is a class E felony.

Who sponsors NY S 4079?

Kevin S. Parker is the primary sponsor of NY S 4079, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Description

Relates to establishing the crime of coercive control; provides that a person is guilty of coercive control when such person engages in a course of conduct against a member of such person's same family or household, without the victim's consent, which results in limiting or restricting, in full or in part, the victim's behavior, movement, associations or access to or use of such victim's own finances or financial information; provides that coercive control is a class E felony.

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

  • Kevin S. Parkerprimary
  • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.cosponsor
  • Nathalia Fernandezcosponsor
  • Brad Hoylman-Sigalcosponsor
  • Robert Jacksoncosponsor
  • Dean Murraycosponsor
  • Jessica Ramoscosponsor
  • Jessica Scarcella-Spantoncosponsor
  • Luis R. Sepúlvedacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-31

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 5306not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 5650not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 6695not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 679

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S4079?summary=&detail=

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