# New York S 4540: Relates to consent

New York S 4540, Relates to consent, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Nathalia Fernandez (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-01-07 (REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 4540
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relates to consent
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2026-01-07, REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
- Sponsor: Nathalia Fernandez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nathalia Fernandez (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rachel May (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2026-01-07: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4540)

## Related bills

- A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses (signed)
- A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness (signed)
- A 10162: Extends limitations on the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Orangetown, County of Rockland (signed)
- S 8953: Establishes the Clarence Center Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association (signed)
- A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed)
- S 9968: Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association (signed)

## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4540)

## Related
- [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025)
- [A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10343-2025)
- [A 10162: Extends limitations on the shift between classes of taxable property in the tow…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10162-2025)
- [S 8953: Establishes the Clarence Center Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Assoc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8953-2025)
- [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025)
- [S 9968: Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9968-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S4540-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).