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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8538: Extends the statute of limitations for coroners, coroners' physicians and medical examiners for article 78 proceedings

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 8538 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on October 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Extends the statute of limitations for coroners, coroners' physicians and medical examiners for article 78 proceedings. Primary sponsor: April Baskin (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY.

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.

Extends the statute of limitations for coroners, coroners' physicians and medical examiners for article 78 proceedings to ten years.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
April BaskinPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate63

“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 RULES

Sources

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