# New York S 8196: Relates to judges presiding over designated youth parts

New York S 8196, Relates to judges presiding over designated youth parts, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-11-21 (SIGNED CHAP.565) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 8196
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relates to judges presiding over designated youth parts
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-20
- Last action: 2025-11-21, SIGNED CHAP.565
- Sponsor: Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: CODES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (221 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More judges qualify for youth cases: benefit, low. Effective immediately, New York law allows qualified superior court judges, as well as family court judges, to preside over youth cases. The courts' chief administrator must approve superior court judges based on prior training and experience. Relevant experience includes juvenile delinquency cases…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-16 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 144 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-10 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-10 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 19 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-11-21: SIGNED CHAP.565 (Senate)
- 2025-11-17: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-16: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-16: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.853 (House)
- 2025-06-16: SUBSTITUTED FOR A8890 (House)
- 2025-06-10: REFERRED TO CODES (House)
- 2025-06-10: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1781 (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: REFERRED TO CODES (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8196)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8196)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8196-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).