NY S00513 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-07 - REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Pending: Senate Children and Families Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-07 - REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Pending: Senate Children and Families Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Establishes the intent of the legislature to generally defer to parental choices regarding the care, custody and control of their children; mandates that the death of a parent shall be a factor when considering a grandparent's standing to receive visitation or custody; directs that costs be payable by an unsuccessful petitioner where a contest was brought in bad faith.
Title
Establishes the intent of the legislature to generally defer to parental choices regarding the care, custody and control of their children; mandates that the death of a parent shall be a factor when considering a grandparent's standing to receive visitation or custody; directs that costs be payable by an unsuccessful petitioner where a contest was brought in bad faith.
Sponsors
| Sen. Anthony Palumbo [R] | Sen. Jacob Ashby [R] | Sen. Robert Jackson [D] | Sen. Jack Martins [R] |
| Sen. Thomas O'Mara [R] | Sen. Steven Rhoads [R] | Sen. Alexis Weik [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | Senate | REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES |
| 2025-01-08 | Senate | REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES |
