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S 8602 NY

Establishes the "Supporting Families Together act"; removes certain penalties for mandated reporters; repealer

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Dec 5, 2025

Latest action (May 12, 2026) PRINT NUMBER 8602A

Summary

This bill establishes the "Supporting Families Together act" and repeals section 420 of New York's Social Services Law. Section 420 previously established certain civil and criminal penalties applicable to mandated reporters. The bill takes effect immediately.

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Official abstract

Establishes the "Supporting Families Together act"; repeals certain provisions of law relating to civil and criminal penalties for mandated reporters.

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3 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (4)
  1. Dec 5, 2025 REFERRED TO RULES · upper
  2. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES · upper
  3. May 12, 2026 AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES · upper
  4. May 12, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 8602A · upper

Text versions (3)

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  • S8602 · HTML
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  • S8602A · PDF

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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S08602 Summary: BILL NO S08602A &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A09283-A

&nbsp SPONSOR SALAZAR &nbsp COSPNSR BRISPORT, CLEARE, GONZALEZ &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Rpld §420, Soc Serv L &nbsp Establishes the "Supporting Families Together act"; repeals certain provisions of law relating to civil and criminal penalties for mandated reporters.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

8602--A

2025-2026 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

December 5, 2025 ___________

Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, BRISPORT, CLEARE, GONZALEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on Children and Families in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee

AN ACT to establish the "Supporting Families Together act"; and to repeal section 420 of the social services law relating to certain civil and criminal penalties for mandated reporters

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:

1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Supporting 2 Families Together act". 3 § 2. Section 420 of the social services law is REPEALED. 4 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13958-03-6

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