---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to a statewide electronic tracking system for evidence collection kits used to collect and preserve evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense that are submitted to the custody of law enforcement"
description: "Relates to the establishment of the statewide electronic tracking system for evidence collection kits used to collect and preserve evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense that are submitted to the custody of law enforcement; relates to the effectiveness of such provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 976"
citation: "New York A 976 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Paulin"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-03-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5dc3d05f-d1f6-45b8-8bcd-25d29aa15c9e"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A976"
source_hash: "478154f0c364cb6352b9751d87accea2c6e4f4a11ab2b9f9c9a1e1454d63ba56"
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 976 (2023-2024) — Relates to a statewide electronic tracking system for evidence collection kits used to collect and preserve evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense that are submitted to the custody of law enforcement

Relates to the establishment of the statewide electronic tracking system for evidence collection kits used to collect and preserve evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense that are submitted to the custody of law enforcement; relates to the effectiveness of such provisions.

## Version chain

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

1. **A976** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A976&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **60–1** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amy Paulin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24** REPORTED
- **2023-01-24** RULES REPORT CAL.45
- **2023-01-24** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.45
- **2023-01-24** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-01-24** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-01-24** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2226
- **2023-02-07** 3RD READING CAL.163
- **2023-02-07** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-02-07** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-03-03** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-03** SIGNED CHAP.31 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5dc3d05f-d1f6-45b8-8bcd-25d29aa15c9e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).