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Senate Bill S8602

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes the "Supporting Families Together act"; removes certain penalties for mandated reporters; repealer

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2025-S8602 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9283
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §420, §491 sub 3, Soc Serv L

2025-S8602 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "Supporting Families Together act"; removes civil and criminal penalties for mandated reporters; repeals certain provisions relating thereto.

2025-S8602 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8602
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 5, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, BRISPORT -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN  ACT establishing the "Supporting Families Together act"; in relation
   to civil and criminal penalties for mandated reporters; and to  repeal
   certain provisions of such law relating thereto

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Supporting
 Families Together act".
   § 2. Section 420 of the social services law is REPEALED.
   § 3. Subdivision 3 of section  491  of  the  social  services  law  is
 REPEALED.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13958-02-5

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