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Gustavo Rivera

Sponsor · State Senator, District 33 · Democratic/Working Families

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Senate bill · S8755 (2025-26)

Relates to foreign adoptions

Latest action Feb 13, 2026

Summary

Removes the 18 year old age limitation for the adoption of a foreign-born person.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A9498, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Public Health Law.

Committee

Judiciary · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Judiciary · 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 the provisions of L.2025, C.509.

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

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJan 29, 2026Result: passed

    (56) (0) (0) (5)
  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJan 12, 2026Result: passed

    (20) (0) (0) (0)

The sponsor's argument

Why Gustavo Rivera says this is needed

This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter.

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

  1. Feb 13, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    NY Senate

  2. Feb 13, 2026

    Signed

    SIGNED CHAP.39

    NY Senate

  3. Feb 11, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.78

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.78

    NY Assembly

  4. Feb 11, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  5. Feb 11, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED BY S8755

    NY Assembly

Show full history (8 earlier events)
  1. Feb 10, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  2. Feb 10, 2026

    Rules Report CAL.78

    RULES REPORT CAL.78

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 29, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  4. Jan 29, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  5. Jan 29, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    NY Assembly

  6. Jan 12, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.11

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.11

    NY Senate

  7. Jan 8, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  8. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    NY Assembly

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