A 6055 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Provides for certain victim statements to be taken at their workplace instead of the police department

Summary

Provides for certain victim statements to be taken at their workplace instead of the police department where such workplace was the scene of the crime and is a hospital, emergency medical facility, nursing home or residential health care facility.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Sub-Topics: Policing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action Jun 11, 2025

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A6055 → A6055A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill expands victim statement options by allowing victims of assaults to have their statements taken at their workplace if it was the crime scene and is a healthcare facility. It also adds a requirement for law enforcement to inform victims of this right when they believe an assault occurred under specific penal law sections.

Scope change

Expanded from only second-degree assault victims to all assault victims, and added a new requirement for police notification about workplace statement options.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed eligibility from only second-degree assault victims (section 120.05) to all assault victims.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for law enforcement officers to inform victims of their right to have statements taken at their workplace when they have reason to believe an assault occurred.

Removed the requirement that victims must choose to make statements at police departments instead of workplaces.

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 5, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

May 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 6055A

lower

May 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors