S 6372 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the probable usefulness of judgments, compromised claims or settled claims resulting from certain child sexual abuse cases

This bill extends the payment timeline for settlements related to child sexual abuse cases against school districts. It allows school districts, boards of cooperative educational services, and similar entities to pay judgments or settlements from these cases over up to 30 years, instead of the previous shorter period. The change applies specifically to cases settled under Civil Practice Law and Rules Section 214-g. This directly affects school districts facing liability from such lawsuits by spreading out their financial obligation. The bill modifies the Local Finance Law to implement this 30-year payment window for qualifying claims.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Nov 2025
Introduced Mar 11, 2025 Signed Nov 21, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2025 · Assembly Jun 9, 2025

How they voted

53–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 63
Jun 6, 2025
D Democratic41
34 Yea 7
82% Yea
R Republican22
19 Yea 3
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Nov 21, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.553
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 6, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jun 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 14, 2025
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Shelley Mayer
Shelley Mayer
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
37