A 6804 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the disclosure of the records of court proceedings in certain mental hygiene proceedings

Summary

Provides that court records in a proceeding under articles 77, 78 and 81 of the mental hygiene law shall not be perused, examined, disclosed, taken or copied by any other person than a party, the attorney or counsel of a party, the guardian, the court evaluator or the court examiner except by order of the court, or the office of the attorney general.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Assembly Passage

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Governor

Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Last action Jun 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

A6804 → A6804A · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add the Office of the Attorney General to the list of entities authorized to access court records in incapacity proceedings. The text was also reorganized to clarify that the act applies retroactively to past proceedings, provided the clerk can identify the records.

Scope change

The scope of entities with access to court records was expanded to include the Office of the Attorney General.

ELIGIBILITY

Added the Office of the Attorney General to the list of parties who may peruse, examine, or copy court records without a specific court order.

TECHNICAL

Reordered the applicability section to clarify that the act applies to past proceedings only to the extent that county clerks can readily identify those records.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2026 · Assembly May 4, 2026

How they voted

61–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 63

Jun 2, 2026

D Democratic41

39 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican22

22 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jun 1, 2026

Committee

COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

Jun 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

REPASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

May 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6804A

lower

May 4, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

upper

May 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

lower

1 primary · 38 co-sponsors