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NY S 6962

in committee

Relates to the procedure followed by the justice center when responding to certain reportable incidents

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 6962 pass?

Not yet. NY S 6962 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

What is NY S 6962 about?

Requires the justice center to establish procedures for when to report incidents which include suspicious and unexplained injuries including broken bones, hematomas, open wounds beyond minor first aid, black eyes, swollen noses, extreme and questionable bruising, choke marks, burns, individuals found unresponsive and all deaths to a 9-1-1 operator.

Who sponsors NY S 6962?

Andrew J. Lanza is the primary sponsor of NY S 6962.

Description

Requires the justice center to establish procedures for when to report incidents which include suspicious and unexplained injuries including broken bones, hematomas, open wounds beyond minor first aid, black eyes, swollen noses, extreme and questionable bruising, choke marks, burns, individuals found unresponsive and all deaths to a 9-1-1 operator.

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

  • Andrew J. Lanzaprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-27

    REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8440not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3150not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 6101not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4634not in this corpus

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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S6962?summary=&detail=

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