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Senate Bill S9286A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits parties to mediation or dispute resolution from recording such proceedings without the consent of all parties

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2025-S9286 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9144
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §4506, CPLR

2025-S9286 - Summary

Establishes an all-party consent requirement for any audio or video recording of mediation and court-annexed alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

2025-S9286 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9286 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9286
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 25, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to prohib-
   iting undisclosed recording of mediation and court-annexed alternative
   dispute resolution proceedings
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 4506 of the civil practice law and rules is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF  THIS  SECTION
 AND  ARTICLE  TWO HUNDRED FIFTY OF THE PENAL LAW, NO PARTY TO ANY COURT-
 ANNEXED ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEEDING OR CONFERENCE OR MEDI-
 ATION MAY MAKE AN AUDIO AND/OR  VISUAL  RECORDING  OF  SUCH  PROCEEDING,
 WITHOUT  THE  EXPRESS  CONSENT  OF ALL PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING AND THE
 MEDIATOR.
   (B) NO RECORDING MADE IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE ADMIS-
 SIBLE IN ANY JUDICIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, OR ARBITRAL PROCEEDING.
   (C) ANY VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE  DEEMED  CONTEMPT  OF
 COURT  AND  SHALL BE SUBJECT TO FINES OR OTHER SANCTION AS THE COURT MAY
 DIRECT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13729-01-5

2025-S9286A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9144
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §4506, CPLR

2025-S9286A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an all-party consent requirement for any audio or video recording of mediation and court-annexed alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

2025-S9286A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9286A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9286--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 25, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed  to  be  committed  to the Committee on Judiciary -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to prohib-
   iting undisclosed recording of mediation and court-annexed alternative
   dispute resolution proceedings
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 4506 of the civil practice law and rules is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
 AND ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED FIFTY OF THE PENAL LAW, NO PARTY TO  ANY  COURT-
 ANNEXED ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEEDING OR CONFERENCE OR MEDI-
 ATION  SHALL  MAKE  AN AUDIO AND/OR VISUAL RECORDING OF SUCH PROCEEDING,
 WITHOUT THE EXPRESS CONSENT OF ALL PARTIES TO  THE  PROCEEDING  AND  THE
 MEDIATOR.
   (B) NO RECORDING MADE IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE ADMIS-
 SIBLE IN ANY JUDICIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, OR ARBITRAL PROCEEDING.
   (C)  ANY VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION MAY BE DEEMED CONTEMPT OF COURT
 AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO FINES OR OTHER SANCTION AS THE COURT MAY DIRECT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13729-03-6

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