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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 492: Relates to domestic violence training for judges, court clerks and law enforcement officers

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

S 492 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to domestic violence training for judges, court clerks and law enforcement officers. Primary sponsor: Nathalia Fernández (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY.

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Official summary

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

Requires judges or justices in a court that exercises criminal jurisdiction, including town and village justices, family court judges, and justices of the supreme court who regularly handle matrimonial matters, and court clerks of such courts to attend a program approved by the chief administrator of the courts addressing issues relating to domestic violence totaling at least ten hours every two years; requires law enforcement officers to complete ten hours of domestic violence training every two years.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nathalia FernándezPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Michelle HincheyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Jessica RamosCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13

“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 JUDICIARY
  2. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Sources

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