A 4880 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes confirmatory adoptions providing for the adoption of children born as a result of assisted reproduction and allows courts to grant custody and support of children from more than two parents; repealer

Summary

Establishes confirmatory adoptions providing for the adoption of children born as a result of assisted reproduction; allows for more than two persons to be named parents of a child; establishes presumed parentage and provides for the challenge and adjudication thereof; repeals certain provisions relating thereto.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

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Governor

Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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A4880 → A4880A · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was amended to include four additional sponsors (Levenberg, Tapia, Shimsky, Rome-Ro, and P. Carroll) and to reflect its status as having been discharged from committee, amended, and recommitted. The substantive text of the law regarding adoption eligibility and procedures remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added four new sponsors to the bill and updated the procedural status to indicate the bill was discharged from committee, amended, and recommitted.

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Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

lower

May 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4880A

lower

May 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

lower

1 primary · 9 co-sponsors