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S 7603: Requires registering with the sex offender registry no later than five days after any change of address.
What S 7603 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill requires sex offenders to register with the state's sex offender registry within five calendar days of any change of address, internet accounts, or other relevant information. This includes changes to enrollment, attendance, employment, or residence at any institution of higher education. A fee of ten dollars must be submitted with each registration update. Failure to pay the fee does not affect the acceptance of the change of address or status update. The bill takes effect 90 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7603
- What is the current status of S 7603?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 7603 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 CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION".
- Did S 7603 pass?
- Not yet. S 7603 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7603, and where is it now?
- S 7603 was authored by Sen. Steven Rhoads. Its committee of record is Senate Crime Victims, Crime & Correction.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
| Apr. 23, 2025 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 23, 2025 · 313 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7603 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RHOADS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to registering with the sex offender registry no later than five days after any change of address The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 168-f of the correction law, as 2 amended by chapter 67 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 4. Any sex offender shall register with the division no later than 5 [ten] five calendar days after any change of address, internet accounts 6 with internet access providers belonging to such offender, internet 7 identifiers that such offender uses, or [his or her] such offender's 8 status of enrollment, attendance, employment or residence at any insti- 9 tution of higher education. A fee of ten dollars, as authorized by 10 subdivision eight of section one hundred sixty-eight-b of this article, 11 shall be submitted by the sex offender each time such offender registers 12 any change of address or any change of [his or her] such offender's 13 status of enrollment, attendance, employment or residence at any insti- 14 tution of higher education. Any failure or omission to submit the 15 required fee shall not affect the acceptance by the division of the 16 change of address or change of status. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 18 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00136-01-5
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