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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 10542: Relates to sexual offense evidence collection kit procedures

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 10542 is a bill introduced in the New York House on March 11, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to sexual offense evidence collection kit procedures. Primary sponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2026): SIGNED CHAP.125.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires that all sexual offense evidence shall be kept in a locked, separate and secure area for twenty years from the date of collection or until the victim's fortieth birthday, whichever is later; makes other sexual offense evidence collection kit procedures.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Amy PaulinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. SIGNED CHAP.125
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  3. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  4. PASSED SENATE
  5. 3RD READING CAL.689
  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR S9585
  7. REFERRED TO HEALTH
  8. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  9. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  10. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.341
  11. REPORTED
  12. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source