Bill > A01965

This bill renames the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence to the New York State Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, and makes comprehensive technical changes across multiple areas of state law to reflect this rename. The bill significantly expands the office's definition and scope of work by introducing detailed definitions of domestic violence and gender-based violence, which now include a broader range of behaviors and experiences. The new definitions emphasize understanding violence as patterns of power and control, and include forms of violence based on sex, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity. The bill requires the office to collaborate more closely with survivors, state coalitions, and stakeholders, and mandates periodic solicitation of input from survivors and service providers about successes, challenges, and needs. The legislation also updates references to the office in various state laws related to insurance, healthcare, social services, criminal justice, and other sectors, ensuring consistent language and approach to addressing domestic and gender-based violence across New York state agencies and services. The changes aim to create a more comprehensive, survivor-centered approach to understanding, preventing, and responding to domestic and gender-based violence.

Government Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1965