NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A9102AREVISED 2/12/26
SPONSOR: Zaccaro TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law and the public health law, in relation
to providing notification to victims of crime and sexual offense victims
about the address confidentiality program
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would require the Victim Bill of Rights and the Sexual Assault
Victim Bill of Rights to include information related to the Address
Confidentiality Program.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. § 641 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdi-
vision 4 to ensure that crime victims receive notification of informa-
tion related to the address confidentiality program.
Section 2. Subparagraphs 7 and 8 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of §
2805-i of the public health law are amended and a new paragraph 9 is
added to ensure victims of sexual offenses receive information related
to the address confidentiality program.
Section 3. Effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
The New York State Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) is crucial
because it protects victims' safety and privacy by providing a confiden-
tial address, supporting survivors of domestic violence, stalking, sexu-
al offenses and human trafficking. Additionally, reproductive healthcare
providers, employees, volunteers, patients, and their immediate family
members are eligible. By providing a confidential address, the ACP
empowers these individuals to rebuild their lives without fear of being
located by their abusers.
This bill would require the Victim Bill of Rights and Sexual Assault
Victim Bill of Rights to include information related to the address
confidentiality program. This notification will increase awareness and
accessibility to the ACP's protections by eligible victims of crime,
ensuring the safety and wellbeing of those who need it most and ulti-
mately supporting their journey towards healing and recovery.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9102--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
September 12, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ZACCARO, SHIMSKY, HEVESI, TAYLOR, YEGER, STECK,
GRAY, K. BROWN, GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the executive law and the public health law, in relation
to providing notification to victims of crime and sexual offense
victims about the address confidentiality program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 641 of the executive law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
3 4. Ensure that crime victims receive notification of information
4 related to the address confidentiality program established pursuant to
5 section one hundred eight of this chapter.
6 § 2. Subparagraphs 7 and 8 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of
7 section 2805-i of the public health law, as added by chapter 407 of the
8 laws of 2018, are amended and a new subparagraph 9 is added to read as
9 follows:
10 (7) be notified by the prosecutorial agency with jurisdiction of judi-
11 cial proceedings relating to their case in accordance with article twen-
12 ty-three of the executive law; [and]
13 (8) decide whether or not the victim wishes to report the offense to
14 law enforcement[.]; and
15 (9) receive information related to the address confidentiality program
16 established pursuant to section one hundred eight of the executive law.
17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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