Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 20, 2019 | vetoed memo.268 |
Dec 10, 2019 | delivered to governor |
Jun 18, 2019 | returned to senate passed assembly |
Jun 17, 2019 | ordered to third reading rules cal.244 substituted for a2199a |
Jun 14, 2019 | referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 11, 2019 | amended on third reading 4203a |
May 20, 2019 | advanced to third reading |
May 15, 2019 | 2nd report cal. |
May 14, 2019 | 1st report cal.764 |
Mar 04, 2019 | referred to children and families |
senate Bill S4203A
Vetoed By GovernorSponsored By
Diane J. Savino
(D, IP) 23rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Velmanette Montgomery
(D) 0 Senate District
Gustavo Rivera
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Julia Salazar
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
S4203 - Details
S4203 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4203 SPONSOR: SAVINO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the family court act and the social services law, in relation to orders committing guardianship and custody of a child PURPOSE: To allow post-termination visitation and/or contact between children and their birth parents or sibling in termination of parental rights proceedings provided it is deemed in the best interest of the child. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: § 1 - Amends § 634 of the family court act permitting, if proper, an order of post-termination visitation and/or contact § 2 - amends § 384-b of the social service law to add four new subdivi- sions 14-17: - Allows for granting of visitation/contact with a birth parent or
S4203 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4203 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 4, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the family court act and the social services law, in relation to orders committing guardianship and custody of a child THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 634 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 666 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows: § 634. Commitment of guardianship and custody; further orders. The court may enter an order under section six hundred thirty-one committing the guardianship and custody of the child to the petitioner on such conditions, if any, as it deems proper, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AN ORDER OF POST-TERMINATION VISITATION AND/OR CONTACT PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR-B OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW. § 2. Section 384-b of the social services law is amended by adding four new subdivisions 14, 15, 16 and 17 to read as follows: 14. UPON APPLICATION OF ANY PARTY TO A PROCEEDING UNDER THIS SECTION, AN ORDER COMMITTING THE GUARDIANSHIP AND CUSTODY OF A CHILD PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY INCLUDE THE GRANTING OF VISITATION AND/OR CONTACT TO THE PARENT, CUSTODIAN, AND/OR SIBLING WHO IS A PARTY TO THE PROCEEDING, PROVIDED SUCH VISITATION AND/OR CONTACT WITH THE CHILD IS FOUND BY THE COURT TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD. THE COURT SHALL HAVE DISCRETION, DEPENDING ON THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD, TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF SUPERVISION OF ANY VISITATION AND/OR CONTACT. 15. PARENTS AND SUBJECT CHILDREN WHO ARE PARTIES TO THE TERMINATION PROCEEDING UNDER ARTICLE SIX OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT AND THIS SECTION, AS WELL AS THE SUBJECT CHILD'S FOSTER PARENTS, SHALL HAVE NOTICE OF AND STANDING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BEST INTEREST POST-TERMINATION VISITATION AND/OR CONTACT HEARING. 16. ALL PARTIES TO A POST-TERMINATION VISITATION AND/OR CONTACT ORDER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF THIS SECTION, AS WELL AS ANY PERSON EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
Velmanette Montgomery
(D) 0 Senate District
Gustavo Rivera
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Julia Salazar
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
S4203A (ACTIVE) - Details
S4203A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4203A SPONSOR: SAVINO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the family court act and the social services law, in relation to orders committing guardianship and custody of a child PURPOSE: To allow post-termination visitation and/or contact between children and their birth parents or sibling in termination of parental rights proceedings provided it is deemed in the best interest of the child. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: § 1 - Amends § 634 of the family court act permitting, if proper, an order of post-termination visitation and/or contact § 2 - amends § 384-b of the social service law to add four new subdivi- sions 14-17:
S4203A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4203--A Cal. No. 764 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 4, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SAVINO, MONTGOMERY, RIVERA, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the family court act and the social services law, in relation to orders committing guardianship and custody of a child THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 634 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 666 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows: § 634. Commitment of guardianship and custody; further orders. The court may enter an order under section six hundred thirty-one committing the guardianship and custody of the child to the petitioner on such conditions, if any, as it deems proper, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AN ORDER OF POST-TERMINATION VISITATION AND/OR CONTACT PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR-B OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW. § 2. Section 384-b of the social services law is amended by adding three new subdivisions 14, 15 and 16 to read as follows: 14. UPON APPLICATION BY ANY PARTY TO A PROCEEDING UNDER THIS SECTION, THE COURT SHALL CONDUCT A POST-TERMINATION VISITATION AND/OR CONTACT HEARING, WHICH MAY BE HELD CONCURRENTLY WITH A DISPOSITIONAL HEARING. (A) PARENTS AND SUBJECT CHILDREN WHO ARE PARTIES TO THE TERMINATION PROCEEDING UNDER ARTICLE SIX OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT OR THIS SECTION, AS WELL AS THE SUBJECT CHILD'S FOSTER PARENTS, OR KINSHIP CAREGIVER, SHALL HAVE NOTICE OF AND STANDING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BEST INTEREST POST- TERMINATION VISITATION AND/OR CONTACT HEARING. (B) THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE THE BURDEN OF PROOF THAT POST-TERMINATION VISITATION AND/OR CONTACT IS IN THE CHILD'S BEST INTEREST. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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