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S 6962: Requires the justice center to establish procedures for when to report incidents which include suspicious and unexplained injuries including broken bones, hematomas, open wounds beyond minor first aid, black eyes, swollen noses, extreme and questionable bruising, choke marks, burns, individuals found unresponsive and all deaths to a 9-1-1 operator.
What S 6962 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to improve the response to reportable incidents involving vulnerable individuals in New York. It requires the timely referral of such incidents to 9-1-1, including cases of suspicious injuries, unexplained injuries, and deaths. The bill also aims to ensure effective investigation of these incidents, ensuring that procedures are in place to address allegations of reportable incidents accepted by the statewide vulnerable persons' central register. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO DISABILITIES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6962
- What is the current status of S 6962?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 6962 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 DISABILITIES".
- Did S 6962 pass?
- Not yet. S 6962 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6962, and where is it now?
- S 6962 was authored by Sen. Andrew Lanza. Its committee of record is Senate Disabilities.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO DISABILITIES |
| Mar. 27, 2025 | REFERRED TO DISABILITIES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 27, 2025 · 242 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6962 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the procedure followed by the justice center when responding to certain reportable incidents The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 553 of the execu- 2 tive law, as added by section 3 of part A of chapter 501 of the laws of 3 2012, is amended to read as follows: 4 (a) establishing procedures for the timely response to, and effective 5 investigation of, allegations of reportable incidents that are accepted 6 by the statewide vulnerable persons' central register, such procedures 7 shall include but not be limited to, requiring the referral to 9-1-1 of 8 reportable incidents which includes suspicious and unexplained injuries 9 to include broken bones, hematomas, open wounds beyond minor first aid, 10 black eyes, swollen noses, extreme and questionable bruising, choke 11 marks, burns, individuals found unresponsive and all deaths to a 9-1-1 12 operator; 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11076-01-5
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