S 9798 — Prohibits using possession of reproductive or sexual health devices as evidence in a trial, hearing or proceeding in certain circumstances
Congress · introduced 2026-04-06
Provides that possession of a condom or other reproductive or sexual health device may not be received in evidence in any trial, hearing or proceeding as evidence of conduct which would constitute an offense defined in article 230 of the penal law.
Latest action: 2026-05-05 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors
- Luis R. Sepúlveda (—, NY-32) — sponsor · 2026-04-06
- Liz Krueger (—, NY-28) — cosponsor · 2026-04-06
- Zellnor Myrie (—, NY-20) — cosponsor · 2026-04-06
- Jessica Ramos (—, NY-13) — cosponsor · 2026-04-06
- Julia Salazar (—, NY-18) — cosponsor · 2026-04-06
- Toby Ann Stavisky (—, NY-11) — cosponsor · 2026-04-06
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
- · senate — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES
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Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-06 | Liz Krueger | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-06 | Jessica Ramos | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-06 | Toby Ann Stavisky | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-06 | Zellnor Myrie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-06 | Julia Salazar | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-06 | Luis R. Sepúlveda | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis R. Sepúlveda (—, state_upper NY-32) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Jessica Ramos (—, state_upper NY-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Julia Salazar (—, state_upper NY-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Liz Krueger (—, state_upper NY-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Toby Ann Stavisky (—, state_upper NY-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Zellnor Myrie (—, state_upper NY-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-04-06 · sponsored by Luis R. Sepúlveda (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-06 · cosponsored by Zellnor Myrie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-06 · cosponsored by Julia Salazar (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-06 · cosponsored by Liz Krueger (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-06 · cosponsored by Jessica Ramos (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-06 · cosponsored by Toby Ann Stavisky (cosponsor) · sponsorship