NY A01071 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-10)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-03 - referred to judiciary
Pending: Assembly Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-03 - referred to judiciary
Pending: Assembly Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
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.
Title
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.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-03 | Assembly | referred to judiciary |
| 2017-01-10 | Assembly | referred to judiciary |
Same As/Similar To
S03266 (Same As) 2018-06-06 - referred to judiciary
