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New YorkS 5502025-2026 Regular SessionSenate

Relates to the administration of the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment

Sponsored By: Jabari Brisport (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Bias checks for child abuse reports

New York's child abuse register must support round-the-clock reporting and checks for past reports through one statewide phone number. A separate unlisted phone number and fax line serve legally required reporters and authorized people checking for past reports. The state child services office must use steps meant to reduce implicit bias before referring reports. When allegations reasonably qualify, it must immediately send them, caller details, and relevant past reports to local child protection investigators. Past reports include those from other New York counties or districts. Investigators must also receive immediate notice of past reports involving siblings, other household children, or other people named. Not knowing the alleged abuser's identity is not grounds to reject a referral. The office must flag abuse covered by Family Court Act section 1012(e)(i)–(iii), sexual abuse, and child deaths. It must also flag suspected maltreatment involving physical harm reported by a legally required reporter within six months of two other reports. Those two reports must involve the same child, siblings, other household children, or the report's subject, and be confirmed or still pending. These flagged referrals must note past reports.

Privacy protections for voluntary abuse reporters

New York generally cannot release a voluntary child abuse reporter's name or contact details. Exceptions allow legally authorized disclosures, sharing with local child protection investigators, and orders from courts or administrative law judges. Before an order, a petitioner or social services official can seek protection when disclosure is likely to endanger the reporter's life or health. When someone named in a report requests records, the office must withhold information identifying a voluntary reporter. It can disclose that identity with the reporter's permission or through the specified Family Court Act or Social Services Law exceptions. These protections do not cover people legally required to report abuse.

Abuse callers must identify themselves

New York's child abuse register cannot refer a report for investigation unless the caller provides their name and contact details. Callers who refuse must be connected to a supervisor, who explains confidentiality protections. If they still refuse, the supervisor must provide information about the HEARS Family Line or community support providers. The supervisor must also explain that knowingly making false, retaliatory, or baseless allegations violates state criminal law.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jabari Brisport

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Andrew Gounardes

    Democratic • Senate

  • Brad Hoylman-Sigal

    Democratic • Senate

  • Cordell Cleare

    Democratic • Senate

  • Dean Murray

    Republican • Senate

  • Gustavo Rivera

    Democratic • Senate

  • James Sanders Jr.

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jessica Ramos

    Democratic • Senate

  • José M. Serrano

    Democratic • Senate

  • Julia Salazar

    Democratic • Senate

  • Lea Webb

    Democratic • Senate

  • Leroy Comrie

    Democratic • Senate

  • Luis R. Sepúlveda

    Democratic • Senate

  • Nathalia Fernandez

    Democratic • Senate

  • Pete Harckham

    Democratic • Senate

  • Robert Jackson

    Democratic • Senate

  • Robert Rolison

    Republican • Senate

  • Samra Brouk

    Democratic • Senate

  • Zellnor Myrie

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 252 • No: 40

House vote • 6/16/2025

Assembly floor vote

Yes: 109 • No: 36

Senate vote • 6/9/2025

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 60 • No: 2

Senate vote • 5/19/2025

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 54 • No: 2

committee vote • 5/13/2025

Finance Committee Vote

Yes: 22 • No: 0

committee vote • 1/21/2025

Children And Families Committee Vote

Yes: 7 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. APPROVAL MEMO.49

    12/19/2025Senate

  2. SIGNED CHAP.668

    12/19/2025Senate

  3. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    12/8/2025Senate

  4. RETURNED TO SENATE

    6/16/2025House

  5. PASSED ASSEMBLY

    6/16/2025House

  6. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.409

    6/16/2025House

  7. SUBSTITUTED FOR A66A

    6/16/2025House

  8. REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    6/9/2025House

  9. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

    6/9/2025Senate

  10. REPASSED SENATE

    6/9/2025Senate

  11. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 550A

    5/27/2025Senate

  12. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

    5/27/2025Senate

  13. RETURNED TO SENATE

    5/27/2025House

  14. RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

    5/27/2025Senate

  15. REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    5/19/2025House

  16. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    5/19/2025Senate

  17. PASSED SENATE

    5/19/2025Senate

  18. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    5/15/2025Senate

  19. 2ND REPORT CAL.

    5/14/2025Senate

  20. 1ST REPORT CAL.1037

    5/13/2025Senate

  21. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    1/21/2025Senate

  22. REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    1/8/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Amendment A

    5/27/2025

    PDF

  • Original

    1/2/2025

    PDF

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