S 4555 New York Senate · 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 of the domestic relations law and the family court act relating thereto.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

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Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action May 19, 2025

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S4555 → S4555A · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill adds Senator Fernandez to the list of sponsors and updates the bill's status to reflect that it has been amended and recommitted to committee. The substantive text of the adoption law remains unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to line numbers and spacing.

TECHNICAL

Added Senator Fernandez to the list of bill sponsors.

Updated bill status from 'read twice and ordered printed' to include 'committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee'.

Changed bill number from '4555' to '4555--A' to indicate the amended version.

Minor formatting adjustments to line numbers and spacing in the legislative text.

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May 19, 2025

Senate · Amendment adopted

PRINT NUMBER 4555A

May 19, 2025

Senate · Amendment adopted

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Feb 6, 2025

Senate · Referred to committee

REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors