Establishes procedures regarding orders of post-termination visitation and/or contact between a child and such child's parent
Summary
Establishes procedures regarding orders of post-termination visitation and/or contact between a child and such child's parent and for modification of such orders.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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What changed between versions
A4940A
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A4940B
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2 edits
MINOR
This bill version adds new co-sponsors to the legislation and updates the procedural history to reflect recent committee actions. Substantively, it modifies the rules for modifying post-termination visitation orders by removing the requirement to prove that consent was unreasonably withheld, replacing it with a standard focused solely on the child's best interest.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding who can sponsor the legislation has expanded to include seven additional members, and the procedural status of the bill within the legislature has been updated.
SCOPE
Seven new legislators (Romero, Taylor, Kim, Forrest, Gallagher) were added as co-sponsors to the bill.
REQUIREMENT
The legal standard for modifying a post-termination visitation order was changed; the requirement to prove that a party's consent was 'unreasonably withheld' was removed, leaving only the 'best interest of the child' as the criterion for modification.
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4940B
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4940A
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Yudelka Tapia
DDemocratic
Co
Al Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Alicia Hyndman
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Hevesi
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Kelles
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Catalina Cruz
DDemocratic
Co
Claire Valdez
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
David Weprin
DDemocratic
Co
Demond Meeks
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Emily Gallagher
DDemocratic
Co
Gabriella Romero
DDemocratic/Working Families
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