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NY S 6647

in committee

Relates to establishing uniform standards for searching for missing persons; expands state databanks to include adults

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 6647 pass?

Not yet. NY S 6647 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO FINANCE

What is NY S 6647 about?

Enacts "Lamont Dottin's Law"; relates to reporting duties with respect to missing children and adults; establishes uniform standards for searching for missing persons; expands state databanks to approach not only the problem of missing children but missing adults as well; requires police departments to establish a trained missing person specialist.

Who sponsors NY S 6647?

James Sanders Jr. is the primary sponsor of NY S 6647.

Description

Enacts "Lamont Dottin's Law"; relates to reporting duties with respect to missing children and adults; establishes uniform standards for searching for missing persons; expands state databanks to approach not only the problem of missing children but missing adults as well; requires police departments to establish a trained missing person specialist.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO FINANCE
Bill type
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Sponsors

  • James Sanders Jr.primary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-19

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S6647?summary=&detail=

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