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Senate bill · S10000 (2025-26)

Authorizes children who will be 18 or older on the date of a permanency hearing to apply to dispense with the provision of notice and copy of the hearing report

New York State Senate

Same as A11467, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Latest action Jun 3, 2026

Sponsor: Jabari Brisport (State Senator, District 25, Democratic/Working Families)

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Summary

Authorizes children who will be 18 or older on the date of a permanency hearing to apply to dispense with the provision of notice and copy of such hearing and to redact portions of the hearing report.

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Section 1 of the bill amends Section 1089 of the Family Court Act to provide that youth who will be 18 years old or older at the time of their next permanency hearing may apply by motion or order to show cause at least 45 days in advance of the scheduled hearing date for an order dispensing with the provision of notice and a copy of the permanency report to the parents, other persons legally responsible and the foster parents, who would otherwise be necessary parties, as well as to pre-a- doptive parents and relatives who may be providing care to the child. The application may alternatively request that the permanency report be sent to the other parties in redacted form and may request that the determination apply as well to subsequent permanency hearings without the necessity of repeated motions. The application must state the grounds, including why the requested order would protect the confiden- tiality of the information and would be in the youth's best interests. It must be sent by mail or electronically to the other parties, who have an opportunity to respond no later than 30 days in advance of the sched- uled hearing date. The court is required to determine the application no later than 20 days in advance of the hearing and the process would in no event delay the permanency hearing beyond the deadlines contained in Family Court Act § 1089(a)(2). Section 2 sets the effective date as the sixtieth day after the bill is enacted. 5.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Children and Families · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Children And Families · New York State Senate, Codes · New York State Assembly, Codes · New York State Senate.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Jabari Brisport says this is needed

Acknowledging that upon reaching the age of 18, youth in foster care may not be ready to live independently, New York State law allows such youth to remain in care upon their consent or to reenter foster care after they have been discharged. See Family Court Act ("FCA") §§ 1055(e), 1091. In all cases, the Family Court conducts permanency hearings to review their care, first after eight months and thereafter at six-month intervals, at which the youth have the right to participate. See FCA §§ 1087, 1090-a. For older youth in care, the hearings provide vital assistance in planning for their futures as independent adults. In accordance with FCA § 1089(b)(1) and (2), their parents (including non- respondent parents in cases involving youth not freed for adoption), foster parents, pre-adoptive parents and relatives providing care for the youth and any other individuals "legally responsible for the child's care" must be given notice of all permanency hearings, along with copies of the pelinanency hearing reports, which are detailed documents that may include otherwise confidential medical, mental health and other information about the youth. In Matter of Parvati D., 227 AD3d 605 (1st Dept 2024), a foster youth over the age of 18 requested that the Family Court dispense with notice to her father of a permanency hearing regarding her foster care. The Family Court denied the motion, holding that the father had an absolute right under the clear language of Family Court Act § 1089 to notice of the hearing and a copy of the permanency hearing report. In its deci- sion affirming the Family Court's order, the Appellate Division, First Department, acknowledged that the youth's asserted privacy concerns were "reasonable," but indicated that the prejudice to the youth would be limited, noting that confidential medical information is protected from use or disclosure for any purpose other than the current litigation under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and may be made the subject of a protective order under section 3103(a) of the Civil Practice Law and Rules. By authorizing orders that are analogous to the protective orders that may be available to civil litigants under CPLR § 3103(a), this measure provides a vehicle for youth in foster care who have reached the age of majority to protect their rights to privacy, while at the same time protecting the rights of their parents and other parties to their permanency proceedings to be heard regarding any request for confiden- tiality made by the youth. 6. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY This is a new bill. 7. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS This bill would have no fiscal impact on the State. 8.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateMay 28, 2026Result: passed

    (47) (13) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Children And Families

    Senate Children And FamiliesMay 19, 2026Result: passed

    (7) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. Jun 3, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.436

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.436

    NY Assembly

  2. Jun 3, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  3. Jun 3, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED FOR A11467

    NY Assembly

  4. Jun 1, 2026

    Reference Changed to Ways and Means

    REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  5. May 28, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

Show full history (8 earlier events)
  1. May 28, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  2. May 28, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Assembly

  3. May 27, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Assembly

  4. May 21, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  5. May 20, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  6. May 20, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    NY Assembly

  7. May 19, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.1167

    1ST REPORT CAL.1167

    NY Senate

  8. Apr 22, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    NY Senate

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