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NY S 5095

in committee

Relates to requiring affirmative consent for the disclosure of contact information of witnesses to a defendant

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 5095 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5095 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY S 5095 about?

Requires affirmative consent for the disclosure of contact information of witnesses to a defendant; provides that denial of such consent shall only be for good cause as determined by the court.

Who sponsors NY S 5095?

Joseph A. Griffo is the primary sponsor of NY S 5095, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Requires affirmative consent for the disclosure of contact information of witnesses to a defendant; provides that denial of such consent shall only be for good cause as determined by the court.

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

  • Joseph A. Griffoprimary
  • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrickcosponsor
  • Peter Oberackercosponsor
  • Steve Rhoadscosponsor
  • James Tediscocosponsor
  • Stephen T. Chancosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-18

    REFERRED TO CODES

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 7133not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4258not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3272not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5095?summary=&detail=

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