BILL NUMBER: S8765
SPONSOR: GOUNARDES
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to collecting and
reporting sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking
system; and to amend a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the public
health law relating to collecting and reporting sexual offense evidence
on the statewide electronic tracking system, as proposed in legislative
bills numbers S. 5225-A and A. 1970-A, in relation to the effectiveness
thereof
 
PURPOSE OF BILL:
This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to the provisions of
L.2025, C.646.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
This legislation amends the underlying chapter by changing the require-
ment for law enforcement to collect evidence from the hospital within 48
hours of permission by the survivor to within 48 hours of notice by the
hospital. It also increases the number of days law enforcement has to
collect evidence from seven to ten days from notice by the hospital. The
bill also broadens the definition of unreported evidence kits to be
collected and stored by the Office of Victim Services. The chapter
amendment also changes the effective date from immediately to six
months.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Chapter amendment to Chapter 646 of the Laws of 2025.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that sections
one, two and three of this act shall take effect on the same date and in
the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the public
health law relating to collecting and reporting sexual offense evidence
on the statewide electronic tracking system, as proposed in legislative
bills numbers S. 5225-A and A. 1970-A, takes effect.

Statutes affected:
S8765: 2805-i public health law, 2805-i(2) public health law