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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8603: Amends the constitution by adding a right to privacy

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 8603 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on December 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Amends the constitution by adding a right to privacy. Primary sponsor: Jessica Ramos (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2026): OPINION 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.

Amends the constitution by adding a right to privacy.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jessica RamosPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Erik BottcherCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate47
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18

“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. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  2. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  3. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  4. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  5. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  6. REFERRED TO RULES

Sources

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