Extends provisions of law relating to enforcement and support obligations through the suspension of driving privileges

Latest action Jul 29, 2025

Extends provisions relating to enforcement of support obligations through the suspension of driving privileges.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A8432, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A8432, the matching Assembly bill.

Committee

Rules · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Rules · New York State Senate, Social Services · New York State Assembly, Social Services · New York State Senate, Transportation · New York State Assembly, Transportation · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Section 1 of the bill will amend subdivision 19 of § 246 of Chapter 81 of the Laws of 1995 as amended by Chapter 196 of the Laws of 2023 to extend the expiration date of the administrative driver license suspen- sion process until August 31, 2027. Section 2 of the bill will provide for an immediate effective date, or if the bill is enacted on or after the current law's expiration date, it will be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after August 31, 2025.

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Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 10, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A8432, the matching Assembly bill.
(56) (2) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJun 4, 2025Result: passed
(20) (0) (0) (1)

The sponsor's argument

Why Roxanne J. Persaud says this is needed

This bill will extend the driver license suspension process, a highly successful enforcement process to collect child support obligations. Using this process, the Child Support Program is able to: (1) identify a parent who fails to pay child support and who also has a driver license; and (2) notify the parent that their driver license will be suspended unless child support payments are paid. Federal law requires that each State must have a driver license suspen- sion process to improve the effectiveness of child support enforcement (42 United States Code § 666 A 16). New York's administrative process satisfies this federal requirement and accounts for substantial collections each year. The expiration of this enforcement tool will have a considerable impact on New York families. Failing to extend the driver license suspension process would result in the loss of a powerful deterrent for the non-payment of child support obligations. The driver license suspension process accounts for approxi- mately $11 million in child support collections annually, with approxi- mately 95 percent of the collections going to families.

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.

Full history

Jul 29, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Assembly
Jul 29, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.199
NY Assembly
Jun 10, 2025
3RD Reading CAL.1582
3RD READING CAL.1582
NY Senate
Jun 10, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Jun 10, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly

Show full history (10 earlier events)

Jun 10, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 10, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 10, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR S8244
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1582
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1582
NY Senate
May 27, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Senate
May 21, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
May 21, 2025
Rules Report CAL.251
RULES REPORT CAL.251
NY Assembly
May 20, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
May 15, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
NY Assembly

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