New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S9632 — Limits the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding

Last action — In Assembly Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced March 31, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

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In plain language

Limits the use of a defendant's creative work as evidence in criminal trials.

This bill assumes that a defendant's creative or artistic expression cannot be used against them in court. The burden is on the party trying to use such evidence to prove it is admissible.

Summary

Establishes an assumption of the inadmissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding; requires the proffering party to affirmatively prove that the evidence is admissible by clear and convincing evidence.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. REFERRED TO CODES

  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  3. PASSED SENATE

  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.803

  7. REFERRED TO CODES

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does S9632 do?
Establishes an assumption of the inadmissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding; requires the proffering party to affirmatively prove that the evidence is admissible by clear and convincing evidence.
Who sponsors S9632?
S9632 is sponsored by Jamaal Bailey.
What is the current status of S9632?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced March 31, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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