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Andrew Gounardes

Sponsor · State Senator, District 26 · Democratic

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Senate bill · S8765 (2025-26)

Relates to the collection and reporting of sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking system

Latest action Feb 13, 2026

Summary

Requires the collection and reporting of sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking system within ten days of permission to release the evidence by the alleged sexual offense victim; relates to the effectiveness thereof.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A9480, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Public Health Law.

Committee

Health · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Health · New York State Senate, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This legislation amends the underlying chapter by changing the require- ment for law enforcement to collect evidence from the hospital within 48 hours of permission by the survivor to within 48 hours of notice by the hospital. It also increases the number of days law enforcement has to collect evidence from seven to ten days from notice by the hospital. The bill also broadens the definition of unreported evidence kits to be collected and stored by the Office of Victim Services. The chapter amendment also changes the effective date from immediately to six months.

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

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJan 29, 2026Result: passed

    (56) (0) (0) (5)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJan 20, 2026Result: passed

    (19) (0) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Nader Sayegh

  • Democratic1
See the full list on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

The sponsor's argument

Why Andrew Gounardes says this is needed

This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter.

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

  1. Feb 13, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    NY Senate

  2. Feb 13, 2026

    Signed

    SIGNED CHAP.47

    NY Senate

  3. Feb 5, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.76

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.76

    NY Assembly

  4. Feb 5, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  5. Feb 5, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED BY S8765

    NY Assembly

Show full history (8 earlier events)
  1. Feb 4, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  2. Feb 4, 2026

    Rules Report CAL.76

    RULES REPORT CAL.76

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 29, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  4. Jan 29, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  5. Jan 29, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

  6. Jan 20, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.63

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.63

    NY Senate

  7. Jan 8, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  8. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

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