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A 3463: Exempts statements of victims and witnesses relating to sexual abuse or misconduct from disclosure under FOIL provisions.
What A 3463 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to exempt certain statements related to sexual abuse or misconduct from disclosure requirements. The exemption applies to statements compiled for law enforcement purposes, including those that may interfere with investigations, a person's right to a fair trial, or the identity of a confidential source. The exemption does not apply to statements made by a witness or victim relating to sexual abuse or misconduct. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3463
- What is the current status of A 3463?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3463 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to governmental operations".
- Did A 3463 pass?
- Not yet. A 3463 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3463, and where is it now?
- A 3463 was authored by Asm. Charles Lavine with 4 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 307 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3463 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, COLTON, COOK, GIGLIO, WILLIAMS -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, HEVESI, HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to exempting certain statements relating to sexual abuse or misconduct from disclo- sure The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 87 of the public 2 officers law, as amended by chapter 155 of the laws of 2022, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 (e) are compiled for law enforcement purposes only to the extent that 5 disclosure would: 6 i. interfere with law enforcement investigations or judicial 7 proceedings, provided however, that any agency, which is not conducting 8 the investigation that the requested records relate to, that is consid- 9 ering denying access pursuant to this subparagraph shall receive confir- 10 mation from the law enforcement or investigating agency conducting the 11 investigation that disclosure of such records will interfere with an 12 ongoing investigation; 13 ii. deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or impartial adjudi- 14 cation; 15 iii. identify a confidential source or disclose confidential informa- 16 tion relating to a criminal investigation; [or] 17 iv. reveal criminal investigative techniques or procedures, except 18 routine techniques and procedures; or 19 v. reveal any statement made by a witness or victim relating to sexual 20 abuse or misconduct; 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02198-01-5
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