---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes that domestic violence advocates may not disclose any communication made by a client to the advocate except in certain circumstances"
description: "Establishes that domestic violence advocates may not disclose any communication made by a client to the advocate except in certain circumstances including after the consent of the client or if the client reveals an intent to commit a crime."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 1789"
citation: "New York S 1789 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SANDERS"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-15"
last_action: "2021-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44efcc7d-124f-49eb-8857-ff13cc4250a0"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S1789"
source_hash: "bbd8ed246e10fc3af783fa0a85cf26f07d31d0a98fc049b4cc8774a17835b9d0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 1789 (2021-2022) — Establishes that domestic violence advocates may not disclose any communication made by a client to the advocate except in certain circumstances

Establishes that domestic violence advocates may not disclose any communication made by a client to the advocate except in certain circumstances including after the consent of the client or if the client reveals an intent to commit a crime.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S1789** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S1789&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **146–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Judiciary Vote — **15–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SANDERS — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-15** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** 1ST REPORT CAL.408
- **2021-02-24** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-03-01** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-03-16** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-03-16** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-03-16** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25** SUBSTITUTED FOR A2520
- **2021-05-25** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.103
- **2021-05-26** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-05-26** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-07-21** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-23** SIGNED CHAP.309 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44efcc7d-124f-49eb-8857-ff13cc4250a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).