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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7972: Authorizes a plaintiff commencing an action alleging conduct constituting a sexual offense or a civil offense involving the transmission of HIV shall have the right to proceed anonymously

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 7972 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Authorizes a plaintiff commencing an action alleging conduct constituting a sexual offense or a civil offense involving the transmission of HIV shall have the right to proceed anonymously. Primary sponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

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.

Authorizes a plaintiff commencing an action alleging conduct constituting a sexual offense or a civil offense involving the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus shall have the right to proceed anonymously.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Democratic/Working Families 2 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Amy PaulinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110

“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 GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  2. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Sources

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