New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S3909: Enacts the "New York state phoenix act"
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Enacts the "New York State Phoenix Act"; extends the statute of limitations for felony family offenses to ten years and misdemeanor family offenses to five years.
What the bill says
An act to amend the criminal procedure law and the executive law, in relation to enacting the "New York State Phoenix Act".
From the introduced text, January 30, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law and the executive law, in relation to enacting the "New York State Phoenix Act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York State Phoenix Act". § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares all of the following: 1. Domestic violence is a pattern of coercive behavior and tactics used by someone against their intimate partner in an attempt to gain or maintain power and control and types of abuse can include physical, sexual, emotional, psychological, technological and economic abuse or threats of actions. 2. On average, one in three women and one in four men in the United States experience rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. 3. Between six percent and fourteen percent of male offenders of domestic violence and between 23 percent and 37 percent of female offenders of domestic violence report they had been physically or sexually abused before the age of 18. 4. When domestic violence occurs in New York state, the time victims have to report the incident to law enforcement to initiate criminal proceedings varies depending on the type of crime committed. 5. Research demonstrates that …
Sponsors
- Kevin Parker (D, 21) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.369
- : REFERRED TO CODES
- : RETURNED TO SENATE
- : DIED IN ASSEMBLY
- : REFERRED TO CODES
- : DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
Votes
- Senate Codes Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (February 24, 2026): 8 yea, 3 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (February 24, 2026): 40 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Codes Committee Vote (February 24, 2026): 8 yea, 3 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (May 21, 2025): 38 yea, 21 nay, passed
- Senate Codes Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (February 24, 2025): 10 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Codes Committee Vote (February 24, 2025): 10 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: Criminal Procedure Law
Common questions
- What is S3909?
- S3909 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Enacts the "New York state phoenix act".
- What does S3909 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the criminal procedure law and the executive law, in relation to enacting the "New York State Phoenix Act".
- What is the status of S3909?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3909?
- Kevin Parker (D, 21).
- Where is the official record for S3909?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S3909
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