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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8691: Provides for the admissibility of a complainant's outcry and disclosures in cases of sexual abuse

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 8691 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides for the admissibility of a complainant's outcry and disclosures in cases of sexual abuse. Primary sponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 8691B.

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.

Provides for the admissibility of a complainant's outcry and disclosures in cases of sexual abuse regardless of when the disclosure was made relative to the abuse.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Amy PaulinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse88

“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. PRINT NUMBER 8691B
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
  3. REFERRED TO CODES
  4. PRINT NUMBER 8691A
  5. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
  6. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

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