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Senate bill · S8253 (2025-26)

Relates to interest on unclaimed child and spousal support payments

New York State Senate

Latest action Jun 4, 2026

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

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 20, 2026. About our data

Summary

Relates to interest on unclaimed child and spousal support payments by the owner of abandoned properties.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Abandoned Property Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To allow for the payment of interest on unclaimed spousal and child support.

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

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

Finance · New York State Senate

Also referred to Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Jabari Brisport says this is needed

Prior to the enactment of Abandoned Property Law ("APL") section 1318, unclaimed spousal and child support payments were covered under APL Article 6 (unclaimed or unknown court funds) and were entitled to receive interest under APL section 1405(1)(a) (iii). The enactment of APL section 1318 in 2021 was intended to streamline the reporting of unclaimed spousal and child support payments to help reunite more owners with their unclaimed funds; the removal of interest was an unintended consequence. This bill would remedy that oversight and would again include unclaimed spousal and child support payments in the list of properties entitled to accrue interest.

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 SenateJun 4, 2026Result: passed

    (60) (0) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 10, 2025Result: passed

    (19) (0) (0) (2)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 10, 2025Result: passed

    (58) (0) (0) (5)

Full history

  1. Jun 4, 2026

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 4, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 4, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1728

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1728

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 4, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 4, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

Show full history (8 earlier events)
  1. Jan 7, 2026

    Died in Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 10, 2025

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 10, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 10, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1789

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1789

    NY Senate

  6. Jun 10, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  7. Jun 10, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  8. May 27, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

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