Requires local social services districts to provide luggage to children in foster care
Summary
Requires the local social services districts to provide luggage to children in foster care; provides that eligible expenditures for such luggage shall be subject to state reimbursement under the foster care block grant.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Jan 7, 2026
Signed Feb 13, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly Jan 20, 2026
How they voted
55–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 61
Jan 29, 2026
D
Democratic39
89% Yea
R
Republican22
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 13, 2026
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.26
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Hevesi
DDemocratic
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