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New YorkS 87782025-2026 Regular SessionSenate

Relates to information required to be provided in certain calls made to the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment

Sponsored By: Jabari Brisport (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Required guidance for anonymous child-abuse callers

New York’s child-abuse register must connect callers who decline to give names and contact details with a supervisor. The supervisor must explain the confidentiality protections. If callers still refuse, the supervisor must explain available preventive and support services and offer referrals on request. The supervisor must also explain that knowingly making false or baseless allegations violates Penal Law § 240.50(4). These changes take effect on the same date and in the same manner as the related 2025 law.

Stricter identity rules for child-abuse callers

New York’s child-abuse register must ask callers for names and contact details and include those details in reports it sends. It cannot send a report for investigation without those details, unless it reasonably believes the caller is under 18. The law removes a specific rule that generally barred release of callers’ names and contact details. It also removes the related process for seeking a court order to keep a reporter’s identity private. These changes take effect on the same date and in the same manner as the related 2025 law.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jabari Brisport

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 175 • No: 38

House vote • 1/29/2026

Assembly floor vote

Yes: 98 • No: 36

Senate vote • 1/28/2026

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 57 • No: 2

committee vote • 1/12/2026

Rules Committee Vote

Yes: 20 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. SIGNED CHAP.64

    2/13/2026Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    2/13/2026Senate

  3. RETURNED TO SENATE

    1/29/2026House

  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY

    1/29/2026House

  5. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.13

    1/29/2026House

  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR A9481

    1/29/2026House

  7. REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    1/28/2026House

  8. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    1/28/2026Senate

  9. PASSED SENATE

    1/28/2026Senate

  10. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.21

    1/12/2026Senate

  11. REFERRED TO RULES

    1/8/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • Original

    1/8/2026

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