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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8633: Relates to coercive control

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 8633 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on December 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to coercive control. Primary sponsor: Rachel May (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 23, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 8633A.

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.

Relates to coercive control; provides that the family court and the criminal courts shall have concurrent jurisdiction over acts which constitute coercive control; provides that courts may issue orders of protection upon a finding of coercive control; directs the office of court administration, in consultation with the office for the prevention of domestic violence and certain organizations, to develop and administer training for judges and court clerks on coercive control.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Democratic/Working Families 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rachel MayPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Brian KavanaghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Shelley MayerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate37
Jessica RamosCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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 8633A
  2. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
  3. REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
  4. REFERRED TO RULES

Sources

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