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A 6316: Codifies as an exception to the hearsay rule of evidence statements made under the belief of impending death.
What A 6316 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to make statements made by a deceased person, under the belief that their death is imminent, admissible as evidence in all civil and criminal trials and other proceedings. To render these statements competent, it must be proven that the declarant was conscious of approaching death, the statement was voluntarily made, and the declarant was of sound mind at the time of making the declaration. This change in the law would allow these statements to be used as evidence without the need for the declarant to have survived and been sworn as a witness.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6316
- What is the current status of A 6316?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6316 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 6316 pass?
- Not yet. A 6316 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6316, and where is it now?
- A 6316 was authored by Asm. Gabriella Romero. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Mar. 04, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 4, 2025 · 303 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6316 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROMERO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to admis- sibility of certain evidence The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new 2 section 4513-a to read as follows: 3 § 4513-a. Statement under belief of impending death. Statements made 4 under the belief of impending death by a deceased person are admissible 5 in evidence in all civil and criminal trials and other proceedings 6 before courts, commissions and other tribunals to the same extent and 7 for the same purposes that they might have been admissible had the 8 deceased survived and been sworn as witness in the proceedings, under 9 the following restrictions. To render the statements of the deceased 10 competent evidence, it must be satisfactorily proved: 11 1. That at the time of the making of such statement the declarant was 12 conscious of approaching death and believed there was no hope for recov- 13 ery; 14 2. That such statement was voluntarily made, and not through the 15 persuasion of any person; 16 3. That such statement was not made in answer to interrogatories 17 calculated to lead the deceased to make any particular statement; and 18 4. That the declarant was of sound mind at the time of making the 19 declaration. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08720-01-5
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