Relates to the probable usefulness of judgments, compromised claims or settled claims resulting from certain child sexual abuse cases

Latest action Nov 21, 2025

Sets the probable usefulness of judgments, compromised claims or settled claims resulting from certain child sexual abuse cases to up to 30 years.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A7631, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Local Finance Law.

Committee

Judiciary · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Judiciary · New York State Senate, Local Government · New York State Senate, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To allow school districts to bond for up to 30 years for judgements or settlements resulting from the CVA.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 6, 2025Result: passed
(53) (0) (0) (10)
Vote: Committee vote · Finance
Senate FinanceMay 28, 2025Result: passed
(22) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Local Government
Senate Local GovernmentMay 14, 2025Result: passed
(6) (0) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Andrew Hevesi, Charles Lavine and 1 more on Agora

Democratic3

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Shelley Mayer says this is needed

The Child Victims Act, passed in 2019, created a look-back period for adult survivors of child sexual abuse to file a civil lawsuit against an individual or institution, even if the statute of limitations had elapsed. During the two-years the window was open, more than 10,000 claims were filed.(1) According to research by Child USA, 13.4% of these cases named a public or non-public school as a defendant.(2) The CVA has provided an important opportunity for thousands of New York- ers to pursue justice through civil claims for abuse they suffered as children. It has also placed a financial burden on many public insti- tutions, particularly public schools, who are named in cases that are often decades old. In many cases, school districts are responding to lawsuits for abuse that occurred under entirely different administrators and staff many decades prior. This legislation aims to give school districts more flexibility in paying out judgements or settlement claims that result from CVA cases. Under current law, districts may bond over 15 years to pay out a judge- ment that exceeds a certain financial threshold. This bill would extend that authority to 30 years for any judgement or settlement related to the CVA. This will ensure that survivors can continue to pursue their cases against school districts, while giving districts additional tools to pay claims without adversely impacting current students.

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

Nov 21, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.553
NY Senate
Nov 17, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.518
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.518
NY Assembly
Jun 9, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 9, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly

Show full history (12 earlier events)

Jun 9, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A7631
NY Assembly
Jun 6, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 6, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 6, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Jun 6, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Jun 4, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 29, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
May 28, 2025
1ST Report CAL.1360
1ST REPORT CAL.1360
NY Senate
May 20, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
May 14, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Apr 1, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
NY Assembly
Mar 11, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NY Senate

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