---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the collection and reporting of sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking system"
description: "Requires the collection and reporting of sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking system within seven days of permission to release the evidence by the alleged sexual offense victim; relates to additional rules and guidelines."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 1970"
citation: "New York A 1970 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Paulin"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-14"
last_action: "2025-12-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/edc9ce84-3912-4148-b567-261dc9a02b3e"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1970"
source_hash: "72ca9bc00e1735ec7fd711992efb236fe784c1d7958bc4740c32071a9052a9c4"
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 1970 (2025-2026) — Relates to the collection and reporting of sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking system

Requires the collection and reporting of sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking system within seven days of permission to release the evidence by the alleged sexual offense victim; relates to additional rules and guidelines.

## Version chain

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

1. **A1970** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A1970&term=2025&Text=Y)
2. **A1970A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A1970A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Amy Paulin — primary (person)
- Albert A. Stirpe — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Hevesi — cosponsor (person)
- Dana Levenberg — cosponsor (person)
- David Weprin — cosponsor (person)
- Grace Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Dinowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Jo Anne Simon — cosponsor (person)
- John Zaccaro Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-14** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-08** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** PRINT NUMBER 1970A `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-20** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-27** REPORTED
- **2025-05-27** RULES REPORT CAL.258
- **2025-05-27** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.258
- **2025-05-27** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-05-27** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2025-05-27** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5225A
- **2025-06-10** 3RD READING CAL.1263
- **2025-06-10** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-06-10** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-12-08** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-19** SIGNED CHAP.646 `executive-signature`
- **2025-12-19** APPROVAL MEMO.30

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/edc9ce84-3912-4148-b567-261dc9a02b3e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).