---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to training of a forensic evaluator in relation to court ordered forensic evaluations involving child custody and visitation"
description: "Relates to mandatory training of a forensic evaluator in relation to court ordered forensic evaluations involving child custody and visitation when the child is living out-of-state and is farther than one hundred miles from the New York state border; relates to training in the prevention and intervention of domestic violence required for forensic investigators."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 632"
citation: "New York A 632 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeffrey Dinowitz"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-03-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d5ac22b-2c06-42d2-9dee-c0d861553c15"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A632"
source_hash: "62947baf7256ce50be40248d2a92a52623f0499426a5df6dcbabbca041aa3b75"
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 A 632 (2023-2024) — Relates to training of a forensic evaluator in relation to court ordered forensic evaluations involving child custody and visitation

Relates to mandatory training of a forensic evaluator in relation to court ordered forensic evaluations involving child custody and visitation when the child is living out-of-state and is farther than one hundred miles from the New York state border; relates to training in the prevention and intervention of domestic violence required for forensic investigators.

## Version chain

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

1. **A632** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A632&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **93–50** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jeffrey Dinowitz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** REPORTED
- **2023-01-18** RULES REPORT CAL.32
- **2023-01-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.32
- **2023-01-31** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-01-31** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-01-31** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** SUBSTITUTED FOR S860
- **2023-02-15** 3RD READING CAL.69
- **2023-02-15** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-02-15** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-03-03** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-03** SIGNED CHAP.23 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d5ac22b-2c06-42d2-9dee-c0d861553c15`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).