# New York S 6372: Relates to the probable usefulness of judgments, compromised claims or settled claims resulting from certain child sexual abuse cases

New York S 6372, Relates to the probable usefulness of judgments, compromised claims or settled claims resulting from certain child sexual abuse cases, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Shelley Mayer (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-11-21 (SIGNED CHAP.553) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 6372
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relates to the probable usefulness of judgments, compromised claims or settled claims resulting from certain child sexual abuse cases
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Last action: 2025-11-21, SIGNED CHAP.553
- Sponsor: Shelley Mayer (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WAYS AND MEANS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (225 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Schools get longer financing for abuse claims: benefit, low. New York school districts and boards of cooperative educational services can finance eligible child sexual abuse case payments over up to 30 years. This includes school districts created by special acts of the Legislature. Eligible payments cover judgments, negotiated claims, and settlements result…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shelley Mayer (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-09 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 144 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-06 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 53 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-28 | committee | Finance Committee Vote | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-14 | committee | Local Government Committee Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-11-21: SIGNED CHAP.553 (Senate)
- 2025-11-17: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-09: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-09: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.518 (House)
- 2025-06-09: SUBSTITUTED FOR A7631 (House)
- 2025-06-06: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-06-06: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-04: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-05-28: 1ST REPORT CAL.1360 (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6372)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6372)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S6372-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).