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S 8196: Relates to expanding eligibility for judges presiding over designated youth parts.
What S 8196 does, verified November 22, 2025
The bill aims to establish a new part in the superior court system, specifically designed to handle juvenile offenders and adolescent offenders. This part will have exclusive jurisdiction over these cases, with judges who have received specialized training in areas such as juvenile justice, adolescent development, and treatment methods. The judges presiding in this part will be qualified due to prior experience in family court or superior court, and will have the authority to make determinations within the power of the superior court. The bill also states that this new part will take effect immediately.
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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.565 (2025-11-21)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8196
- What is the current status of S 8196?
- As of November 22, 2025, S 8196 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on November 21, 2025, was "SIGNED CHAP.565".
- Did S 8196 pass?
- Yes. S 8196 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action November 21, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote S 8196, and where is it now?
- S 8196 was authored by Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal.
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| Nov. 21, 2025 | SIGNED CHAP.565 |
| Nov. 17, 2025 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.853 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 20, 2025 · 387 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8196 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- (at request of the Unified Court System) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, to expand judicial eligibil- ity for presiding over designated youth parts 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 722.10 of the criminal procedure 2 law, as added by section 1-a of part WWW of chapter 59 of the laws of 3 2017, is amended to read as follows: 4 1. The chief administrator of the courts is hereby directed to estab- 5 lish, in a superior court in each county of the state, a part of the 6 court to be known as the youth part of the superior court for the county 7 in which such court presides. Judges presiding in the youth part shall 8 be (i) family court judges, as described in article six, section one of 9 the constitution, or (ii) judges of a superior court who have been 10 determined by the chief administrator of the courts to be qualified to 11 preside because of prior training and experience, including but not 12 limited to in juvenile delinquency proceedings in family court or 13 adolescent or juvenile offender proceedings in a superior court. To aid 14 in their work, such judges shall receive training in specialized areas, 15 including, but not limited to, juvenile justice, adolescent development, 16 custody and care of youths and effective treatment methods for reducing 17 unlawful conduct by youths, and shall be authorized to make appropriate 18 determinations within the power of such superior court with respect to 19 the cases of youths assigned to such part. The youth part shall have 20 exclusive jurisdiction in all proceedings in relation to juvenile offen- 21 ders and adolescent offenders, except as provided in this article or 22 article seven hundred twenty-five of this chapter. 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10798-02-5
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