Relates to permitting support to a vulnerable elderly person testifying in grand jury proceedings

Latest action Jan 7, 2026

Relates to permitting support to a vulnerable elderly person testifying in grand jury proceedings; allows a social worker or informal caregiver to accompany a vulnerable elderly person testifying in a grand jury proceeding, concerning any type of offense, provided that the district attorney consents.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A621, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Criminal Procedure Law.

Committee

Codes · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To allow a social worker or informal caregiver to be present and give care to a vulnerable elderly person during grand jury proceedings.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateApr 28, 2025Result: passed
(60) (0) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Codes
Senate CodesMar 25, 2025Result: passed
(12) (0) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Dean Murray

Republican1

Dean Murray

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Nathalia Fernandez says this is needed

Chapter 347 of the Laws of 2014 expanded the Criminal Procedure Law to allow for a social worker or informal caregiver to be present and give care to a vulnerable elderly person during grand jury proceedings for specified crimes. These crimes included offenses related to children, disabled persons, and vulnerable elderly persons, sex offenses, strangu- lation, assault, criminally negligent homicide, manslaughter, murder, aggravated murder and incest. Although this change was a great first step, additional expansion on these provisions should be made to allow a social worker or informal caregiver to be present and give care to a vulnerable elderly person who is called to give evidence in a grand jury proceeding, concerning any type of offense, provided that the district attorney consents.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Apr 28, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Apr 28, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate

Show full history (6 earlier events)

Apr 28, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Mar 27, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Mar 26, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Mar 25, 2025
1ST Report CAL.612
1ST REPORT CAL.612
NY Senate
Jan 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
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