# New York S 4906: Provides for certain victim statements to be taken at their workplace instead of the police department

New York S 4906, Provides for certain victim statements to be taken at their workplace instead of the police department, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Patricia Fahy (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-10-16 (SIGNED CHAP.468) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 4906
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Provides for certain victim statements to be taken at their workplace instead of the police department
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-14
- Last action: 2025-10-16, SIGNED CHAP.468
- Sponsor: Patricia Fahy (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION, CODES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (231 yes, 41 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Assault victims can give statements at work: benefit, low. Assault victims can choose to give their statement at an eligible workplace instead of a police station. Eligible workplaces include hospitals, emergency medical facilities, nursing homes, and residential health care facilities defined in Public Health Law section 2801. Facilities and hospitals def…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Patricia Fahy (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-11 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 105 | 41 |   |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 62 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 57 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | committee | Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-10-16: SIGNED CHAP.468 (Senate)
- 2025-10-09: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-11: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-11: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.504 (House)
- 2025-06-11: SUBSTITUTED FOR A6055A (House)
- 2025-06-09: REFERRED TO CODES (House)
- 2025-06-09: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: REPASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-05-27: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4906A (Senate)
- 2025-05-27: VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-05-27: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-05-27: RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: REFERRED TO CODES (House)
- 2025-05-22: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: 1ST REPORT CAL.645 (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2025-05-27: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4906A)
- Original, 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4906)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4906A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4906)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S4906-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).