Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 7, 2026Result: passed
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Senate bill · S2280 (2025-26)
Requires a lethality assessment in incidents of domestic violence
PassedLatest action May 29, 2026
New York State Senate
Same as A4899, the matching bill in the Assembly.
Summary
Requires law enforcement officers to conduct a lethality assessment as part of the standardized domestic incident report form when responding to incidents of domestic violence.
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Amends the Executive Law.
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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
Requires a lethality assessment in incidents of domestic violence
Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)
Where it stands
Passed the legislature and is awaiting a signature.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Codes · New York State Assembly
Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate, Crime Victims, Crime And Correction · New York State Senate, Governmental Operations · New York State Assembly, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.
Cosponsors
Amy Paulin, Andrew Hevesi and 38 more on Agora
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Read on NY Senate (opens in a new tab)- Democratic34
- Republican6
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- Amy Paulin
- Andrew Hevesi
- Anil Beephan Jr.
- Anna Kelles
- Brian Cunningham
- Chris Burdick
- Dana Levenberg
- Dean Murray
- Demond Meeks
- Didi Barrett
- Jeffrey Dinowitz
- Jen Lunsford
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- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
- Jo Anne Simon
- Joe DeStefano
- John T. McDonald III
- Jonathan Rivera
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.
- Judy Griffin
- Karen McMahon
- Karines Reyes
- Latrice Walker
- Linda Rosenthal
- Marianne Buttenschon
- MaryJane Shimsky
- Matthew Slater
- Noah Burroughs
- Patrick J. Carroll
- Patrick M. Gallivan
- Pete Harckham
- Rebecca Seawright
- Robert Jackson
- Robert Rolison
- Roxanne J. Persaud
- Shelley Mayer
- Siela Bynoe
- Stacey Pheffer Amato
- Steven Otis
- Yudelka Tapia
- Zellnor Myrie
The sponsor's argument
Why Lea Webb says this is needed
Lethality assessments are a useful tool for law enforcement when responding to a domestic dispute. Studies have shown that the combina- tion of questioning of victims while immediately providing resources for victims is a powerful tool in reducing deadly outcomes for victims. This "collaborative police and social service intervention" has its roots in Maryland, but other states including Utah and Florida have recently codified lethality assessments into law to ensure all police departments are able to utilize this tool aimed at fully assessing a domestic situ- ation. Through the lethality assessment and resource sharing, law enforcement empowers victims with information, potentially saving their lives. A recent study indicated that the use of lethality assessments reduces female homicide by men by almost 40%. This legislation will codify uniform lethality assessment requirements into law to provide consistency across the state in the application and reporting of facts during a domestic dispute. This also requires law enforcement to receive training on the use of assessments. Addi- tionally, this information is required to be included in Domestic Inci- dent Reports (DIR). Many communities across New York have adopted the use of lethality assessments including Broome, Dutchess, and Westchester Counties. Uniform training and support from DCJS and OPDV along with uniform reporting can protect victims as well as law enforcement in cases where there are repeated calls for intervention.
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.
Recorded votes
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 24, 2026Result: passed
(56) (0) (0) (7)Vote: Committee vote · Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And CorrectionFeb 4, 2026Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 13, 2025Result: passed
(57) (0) (0) (5)Vote: Committee vote · Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And CorrectionFeb 25, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)
Full history
- May 29, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.261
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.261
NY Assembly
- May 29, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
- May 29, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
- May 29, 2026
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A4899C
NY Assembly
- May 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
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- May 7, 2026
Passed a chamber
REPASSED SENATE
NY Senate
- May 7, 2026
Returned to Assembly
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
- May 5, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
- May 4, 2026
Amended
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2280C
NY Senate
- May 4, 2026
Recalled From Assembly
RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
- May 4, 2026
Returned to Senate
RETURNED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
- Apr 30, 2026
Amend and Recommit to Codes
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
NY Assembly
- Feb 24, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
- Feb 24, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
- Feb 24, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
- Feb 9, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
- Feb 5, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
- Feb 4, 2026
1ST Report CAL.289
1ST REPORT CAL.289
NY Senate
- Jan 14, 2026
Amend and Recommit to Crime Victims, Crime and Correction
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
NY Senate
- Jan 12, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
- Jan 8, 2026
Amend and Recommit to Governmental Operations
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
- Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
NY Senate
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
- May 13, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
- May 13, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
- May 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
- May 1, 2025
Amended
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2280A
NY Senate
- Apr 1, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Governmental Operations
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
- Mar 3, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
- Feb 26, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
- Feb 25, 2025
1ST Report CAL.381
1ST REPORT CAL.381
NY Senate
- Feb 10, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
- Jan 16, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
NY Senate