Assembly BillIntroduced
A 3592: Provides that upon motion and after an opportunity to be heard, a court may order the defendant in a family offense proceeding to turn control of a connected device over to a family or household member or, if that is not possible, to have such connected device disabled by the manufacturer.
What A 3592 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to allow courts to transfer control of a defendant's connected devices in a family offense proceeding. The court can order the defendant to hand over control of the device to a family member or, if that's not possible, to have the device disabled by the manufacturer. This change is intended to address the issue of defendants using connected devices to evade supervision or monitoring in family offense cases.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3592
- What is the current status of A 3592?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3592 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 codes".
- Did A 3592 pass?
- Not yet. A 3592 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3592, and where is it now?
- A 3592 was authored by Asm. Carrie Woerner with 4 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Jan. 28, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 28, 2025 · 190 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3592 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to transferring control of a defendant's connected devices in a family offense proceeding The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 8 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 2 530.12 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new clause 3 (C) to read as follows: 4 (C) Upon motion and after an opportunity to be heard, the court may 5 order the defendant to turn control of a connected device over to a 6 family or household member or, if that is not possible, to have such 7 connected device disabled by the manufacturer. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07670-01-5
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