A 2113 New York Assembly · 2021 Regular Session

Prohibits the making of decisions concerning guardianship, custody or visitation or adoption petitions solely on the basis of a parent's, guardian's or custodian's blindness

Summary
Prohibits the making of decisions concerning guardianship, custody or visitation or adoption petitions solely on the basis of a parent's, guardian's or custodian's blindness; prohibits the department of social services from denying, deciding or opposing a petition or request for guardianship, custody or visitation solely because the petitioner is blind and prohibits the department of social services from taking actions solely because a parent, custodian or guardian is blind.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Assembly Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Oct 2021
Introduced Jan 14, 2021 Signed Oct 8, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2021 · Assembly May 25, 2021

How they voted

62–0
Passed
Total votes 62
Jun 3, 2021
D Democratic42
42 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Oct 8, 2021
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.442
lower
Jun 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 25, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
upper
May 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 19, 2021
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jo Anne Simon
Jo Anne Simon
DDemocratic
NY
52