NY State Senate Bill 2025-S8876

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 13, 2026	referred to social services

2025-S8876 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Social Services
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add §577, Exec L

2025-S8876 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the persistent domestic violence offender registry to provide information on the persistent domestic violence offender, including but not limited to, the name, date of birth, conviction date, county or counties of convictions, and a current photograph of any person who was convicted of an offense against a victim of domestic violation and has at least one prior conviction for a family offense committed against a member of the same family as defined in subdivision one of section 530.11 of the criminal procedure law; makes related provisions.

2025-S8876 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8876

SPONSOR: CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the
persistent domestic violence offender registry

 
PURPOSE:

To establish a persistent domestic violence offender registry, similar
to the sex offender registry.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends the Executive Law to establish within the New York
State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence a registry for
persistent domestic violence offenders that shall be made available for
public inquiry on the Office's public website. Such registry shall
include of an offender's name, date of birth, conviction date, county or
counties of convictions, and a current photograph, but shall not make
information such as an offender's address, social security number, driv-

er's license number, or any other state or federal identification number
available for public inquiry.

Provides that a person convicted of a family offense against a member of
the same household shall be ordered to register as a persistent domestic
violence offender if they have a prior conviction of a family offense
against a member of the same household. Registrants shall be assessed a
registration fee of $150, with $50 reserved for the purposes of the
registry and $100 going toward grants to fund family violence prevention
and intervention services.

Further provides that registrants shall be removed from the registry 5
years after the date of the most recent conviction if the defendant has
one prior conviction, 7 years after the most recent conviction if the
defendant has two prior convictions, 10 years after the most recent
conviction if the defendant has three prior convictions, and 20 years
after the most recent conviction if the defendant has four or more prior
convictions.

Defines relevant terms for the purposes of this act.

Section 2:  Provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Domestic violence prevention is one of the most challenging issues of
public safety to address, thus making it more important for a cohesive
network of public reporting to be put in place for victims and the
public. Because of the fear of retaliation, the relationships and entan-
glements of the survivor to the abuser, and the risk of isolation,
domestic violence frequently goes unreported. As domestic violence
reporting continues to increase in New York, it is increasingly impor-
tant the state acts to protect and inform residents of those who have a
history of domestic violence and can constitute public or personal safe-
ty threats.


Establishing a Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Registry would be
in the interest of both survivors' interests and the public at large,
and Tennessee became the first state in the nation to launch such a
registry on January 1, 2026. According to the Public Policy Institute of
California, domestic violence offenders have high rates of recidivism,
with approximately three-fifths of individuals convicted of domestic
violence being rearrested within two years, the majority being arrested
for further domestic violence. The Rockefeller Institute of Government
has found that around two-thirds to three-quarters of female inter-part-
ner homicide (IPH) victims were previously abused by their partner
before their deaths. With both high rates of recidivism among perpetra-
tors and a strong pattern of domestic violence escalating, New York must
take strong actions to address domestic violence. The creation of a
Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Registry would be powerful step in
the right direction, helping to create a New York that is safe for all
New Yorkers, especially survivors of domestic violence.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become law and shall apply to offenses
committed on or after such date.

2025-S8876 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8876
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK  --  read  twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Social
   Services
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to establishing the
   persistent domestic violence offender registry
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 577 to
 read as follows:
   §  577.  PERSISTENT  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE OFFENDER REGISTRY. 1. THERE IS
 HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE  OFFICE  A  PERSISTENT  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE
 OFFENDER REGISTRY.
   2. (A) BASED UPON INFORMATION SUPPLIED TO SUCH OFFICE FROM THE DEPART-
 MENT,  THE  DIVISION OF STATE POLICE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES,
 THE OFFICE SHALL MAKE THE REGISTRY AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INQUIRY  ON  ITS
 WEBSITE.
   (B)  THE  REGISTRY  SHALL  CONSIST OF THE PERSISTENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
 OFFENDER'S NAME, DATE OF BIRTH, CONVICTION DATE, COUNTY OR  COUNTIES  OF
 CONVICTIONS,  AND  A  CURRENT  PHOTOGRAPH. IF AVAILABLE AFTER REASONABLE
 INQUIRY, THE COURT CLERK SHALL PROVIDE THE OFFICE WITH  A  COPY  OF  THE
 PERSISTENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER'S DRIVER'S LICENSE, OR OTHER STATE
 OR FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION, AND SUCH OTHER IDENTIFYING DATA AS THE OFFICE
 DETERMINES  IS  NECESSARY  TO  PROPERLY IDENTIFY THE PERSISTENT DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE OFFENDER AND EXCLUDE INNOCENT PERSONS.  HOWEVER,  THE  REGISTRY
 AVAILABLE  FOR  PUBLIC INQUIRY SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE PERSISTENT DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE OFFENDER'S ADDRESS, SOCIAL SECURITY  NUMBER,  DRIVER'S  LICENSE
 NUMBER, OR ANY OTHER STATE OR FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
   3.  (A) IF A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF A FAMILY OFFENSE COMMITTED AGAINST
 A MEMBER OF THE SAME FAMILY AS DEFINED IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION
 530.11  OF  THE  CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW AND SUCH PERSON CONVICTED HAS AT
 LEAST ONE PRIOR CONVICTION FOR A  FAMILY  OFFENSE  COMMITTED  AGAINST  A
 MEMBER  OF  THE  SAME  FAMILY  AS  DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION
 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, THEN THE COURT SHALL,  UPON  PROOF
 OF ANY PRIOR CONVICTIONS FOR A FAMILY OFFENSE COMMITTED AGAINST A MEMBER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD14372-02-6
 S. 8876                             2
 
 OF  THE  SAME  FAMILY AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 530.11 OF
 THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE  LAW,  ORDER  THE  DEFENDANT  TO  REGISTER  AS  A
 PERSISTENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER UNDER THIS SECTION.
   (B) IF A COURT ORDERS A DEFENDANT TO REGISTER UNDER THIS SECTION, THEN
 THE  COURT  CLERK  SHALL  FORWARD  TO THE OFFICE A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE
 QUALIFYING CONVICTION AND THE DATE OF BIRTH OF THE DEFENDANT. THE  COURT
 CLERK  SHALL  FORWARD THE INFORMATION TO THE OFFICE WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF
 THE DATE OF THE CONVICTION.
   4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, AND IN ADDITION TO  ANY
 OTHER  PUNISHMENT THAT MAY BE IMPOSED FOR A CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE, A
 DEFENDANT REQUIRED TO REGISTER UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL  BE  ASSESSED  A
 REGISTRATION FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS, WHICH SHALL
 BE PAID TO THE CLERK OF THE COURT IMPOSING THE SENTENCE, WHO SHALL:
   (A)  RETAIN  FIFTY  DOLLARS  OF THE FEE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS
 PART, WHICH MUST BE RESERVED FOR THE PURPOSES AUTHORIZED BY THIS PART AT
 THE END OF EACH FISCAL YEAR; AND
   (B) REMIT ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OF THE FEE TO THE OFFICE FOR THE PURPOSE
 OF ADMINISTERING GRANTS TO FUND FAMILY VIOLENCE  PREVENTION  AND  INTER-
 VENTION  SERVICES.  SUCH FUNDING SHALL NOT REVERT TO THE GENERAL FUND AT
 THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND SHALL BE CARRIED FORWARD FOR THE PURPOSES
 AUTHORIZED BY THIS PARAGRAPH.
   5. THE OFFICE SHALL REMOVE FROM THE REGISTRY THE NAME AND OTHER  IDEN-
 TIFYING  INFORMATION OF A PERSISTENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER REQUIRED
 TO REGISTER UNDER THIS SECTION:
   (A) FIVE YEARS AFTER THE DATE OF THE  MOST  RECENT  CONVICTION  FOR  A
 FAMILY  OFFENSE COMMITTED AGAINST A MEMBER OF THE SAME FAMILY AS DEFINED
 IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE  LAW  IF
 THE  DEFENDANT  HAS  ONE PRIOR CONVICTION FOR A FAMILY OFFENSE COMMITTED
 AGAINST A MEMBER OF THE SAME FAMILY AS DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
 SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW;
   (B)  SEVEN  YEARS  AFTER  THE DATE OF THE MOST RECENT CONVICTION FOR A
 FAMILY OFFENSE COMMITTED AGAINST A MEMBER OF THE SAME FAMILY AS  DEFINED
 IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW IF
 THE DEFENDANT HAS TWO PRIOR CONVICTIONS FOR A FAMILY  OFFENSE  COMMITTED
 AGAINST  A  MEMBER  OF  THE SAME FAMILY AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW;
   (C) TEN YEARS AFTER THE DATE OF THE MOST RECENT CONVICTION FOR A FAMI-
 LY OFFENSE COMMITTED AGAINST A MEMBER OF THE SAME FAMILY AS  DEFINED  IN
 SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW IF THE
 DEFENDANT HAS THREE PRIOR CONVICTIONS FOR  A  FAMILY  OFFENSE  COMMITTED
 AGAINST  A  MEMBER  OF  THE SAME FAMILY AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW; AND
   (D) TWENTY YEARS AFTER THE DATE OF THE MOST RECENT  CONVICTION  FOR  A
 FAMILY  OFFENSE COMMITTED AGAINST A MEMBER OF THE SAME FAMILY AS DEFINED
 IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE  LAW  IF
 THE  DEFENDANT  HAS  FOUR OR MORE PRIOR CONVICTIONS FOR A FAMILY OFFENSE
 COMMITTED AGAINST A MEMBER OF THE SAME FAMILY AS DEFINED IN  SUBDIVISION
 ONE OF SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW.
   6.  OTHER  STATE  AGENCIES SHALL PROVIDE COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE TO
 THE OFFICE TO ASSIST IT IN THE EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE OF ITS DUTIES.
   7. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL  HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "PERSISTENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER" MEANS A PERSON WHO:
   (I) HAS BEEN CONVICTED IN THIS STATE OF AN OFFENSE COMMITTED AGAINST A
 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM; AND
 S. 8876                             3

   (II)  HAS  AT  LEAST  ONE  PRIOR  CONVICTION  FOR AN OFFENSE COMMITTED
 AGAINST A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM.
   (B)  "REGISTRY" MEANS THE PERSISTENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER REGIS-
 TRY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing  the  date  on  which  it shall have become a law and shall apply to
 offenses committed on or after such date.

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