S 8633 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to coercive control

Summary

Relates to coercive control; provides that the family court and the criminal courts shall have concurrent jurisdiction over acts which constitute coercive control; provides that courts may issue orders of protection upon a finding of coercive control; directs the office of court administration, in consultation with the office for the prevention of domestic violence and certain organizations, to develop and administer training for judges and court clerks on coercive control.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Dec 29, 2025 Last action Apr 23, 2026

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What changed between versions

S8633 → S8633A · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add four new sponsors and update its procedural status. Substantively, the text of the bill was reorganized to remove a redundant definition of 'family or household' that was previously included in the main body, as that definition is now handled separately in the Criminal Procedure Law amendment section. This streamlines the legislation without altering the core legal provisions regarding coercive control.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on amending the Family Court Act, Criminal Procedure Law, Judiciary Law, and Domestic Relations Law to address coercive control; no new crimes, penalties, or eligibility criteria were added or removed.

TECHNICAL

Added four new sponsors (Senators Harckham, Mayer, Ramos, and Scarcella-Spanton) to the bill's introduction.

Updated the bill's procedural history to reflect it was recommitted to the Committee on Children and Families after being discharged and amended.

Removed a redundant definition of 'members of the same family or household' from the main text, as this definition is now exclusively located in the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Law within the bill.

Corrected a reference from 'section eight hundred nineteen of this act' to 'section eight hundred nineteen of this part' for consistency.

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8633A

upper

Apr 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

upper

Dec 29, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO RULES

upper

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors