Eliminates the requirement of conducting a study on the number of children in foster care who have a disability

Where it stands

Signed into law.

Children and Families · New York State Assembly

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

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to provisions of L.2024, c.663, to clarify provisions relating to a study of the number of chil- dren in foster care who have a developmental disability and inclusion of information regarding a child's developmental disability in required record keeping.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

• Vote: Floor vote

  NY SenateFeb 12, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A1018, the matching Assembly bill.

  Voted yes (58)Voted no (1)Voted present (0)Absent (4)

  See member positions for the vote on Feb 12, 2025 (Floor vote)

• Vote: Committee vote · Rules

  Senate RulesJan 27, 2025Result: passed

  Voted yes (20)Voted no (0)Voted present (0)Absent (1)

  See member positions for the vote on Jan 27, 2025 (Committee vote · Rules)

Full history

1. Feb 14, 2025

   Signed

   SIGNED CHAP.38

   NY Assembly

2. Feb 12, 2025

   3RD Reading CAL.161

   3RD READING CAL.161

   NY Senate

3. Feb 12, 2025

   Sent to the executive

   DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

   NY Assembly

4. Feb 12, 2025

   Passed a chamber

   PASSED SENATE

   NY Senate

5. Feb 12, 2025

   Substituted

   SUBSTITUTED FOR S2678

   NY Senate

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