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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 9585: Relates to sexual offense evidence collection kit procedures

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 9585 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to sexual offense evidence collection kit procedures. Primary sponsor: Andrew Gounardes (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 7, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY A10542.

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.

Requires that all sexual offense evidence shall be kept in a locked, separate and secure area for twenty years from the date of collection or until the victim's fortieth birthday, whichever is later; makes other sexual offense evidence collection kit procedures.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew GounardesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY A10542
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.689
  3. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  4. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

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