Yesterday, three important pieces of legislation co-sponsored and supported by New York State Senator Rob Rolison, Ranking Member of the Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee, were signed into law to strengthen protections for victims and survivors of domestic violence. 

• S.9341A Strengthens Enforcement of Human Trafficking Information Requirements at Hotels and Motels (Co-Sponsored) 
• S.5041: Protects the Home Addresses of People Whose Intimate Images Have Been Nonconsensually Shared (AYE) 
• S.9671A Helps Domestic Violence Survivors Keep Their Voter Registration Information Confidential (AYE) 

“Protecting victims and survivors has been a priority of mine since I started my career in law enforcement,” said Rolison. “I’m proud to support these three new laws and help advance protections that give survivors greater security, privacy, and access to resources. While these measures are important progress, our work is not finished. There is still critical legislation awaiting the governor’s signature and I urge her to take these next steps as soon as possible.” 

Rolison is renewing his call on Governor Hochul to sign into law legislation establishing a statewide Lethality Assessment Program, which passed both houses of the Legislature in May 2026 and remains unsigned. The legislation would require law enforcement officers responding to domestic violence incidents to conduct a lethality assessment to identify victims at high risk of serious injury or homicide and connect them with lifesaving resources. 

As Chairman of the Dutchess County Legislature in 2010, Rolison helped bring the lethality assessment to Dutchess County, only one of three counties in New York State using the program. Cornell University found that in the program’s first decade of implementation, the county experienced a 59% reduction in domestic violence homicides.