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S 3338: Relates to the scheduling of a fact finding hearing after the issuance of a temporary order of protection in family court; provides that such hearing shall be scheduled no later than 14 days after the temporary order is issued.
What S 3338 does, verified January 10, 2026
The proposed law aims to improve the scheduling of fact-finding hearings in family court cases where a temporary order of protection has been issued. Upon issuing a temporary order of protection, the court must schedule a fact-finding hearing within fourteen days. If no hearing is scheduled within this timeframe, the temporary order of protection will be deemed expired and no longer in effect. The law takes effect immediately, with the goal of ensuring timely resolution of family court cases involving temporary orders of protection.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3338
- What is the current status of S 3338?
- As of January 10, 2026, S 3338 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 JUDICIARY".
- Did S 3338 pass?
- Not yet. S 3338 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3338, and where is it now?
- S 3338 was authored by Sen. Jacob Ashby with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Judiciary.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 227 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3338 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ASHBY, BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to the scheduling of a fact finding hearing after the issuance of a temporary order of protection in family court The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 828 of the family court act is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: 3 (c) Upon issuing a temporary order of protection, the court shall 4 schedule a first appearance for purposes of a fact-finding hearing not 5 later than fourteen days after the temporary order of protection is 6 issued. If no hearing has been scheduled within fourteen days of the 7 issuance of the temporary order of protection, the temporary order of 8 protection issued pursuant to this section shall be deemed to have 9 expired and no longer be in effect. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02776-01-5
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