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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 11698: Excludes certain social workers employed or supervised by lawyers from reporting cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment

In committee 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 11698 is a bill introduced in the New York House on September 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Excludes certain social workers employed or supervised by lawyers from reporting cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment. Primary sponsor: Rules Committee. Most recent recorded action (September 2, 2026): REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Excludes certain social workers employed or supervised by lawyers from reporting cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment when the belief of suspected child abuse or maltreatment arises solely out of the course of representation or the seeking of representation.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rules CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Sources

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