2025-2026 Regular SessionNew York Legislature

A06194

Legislative Summary

Requires the court to consider a child's health and safety when making a decision regarding child custody and visitation; directs the court to review certain information as it relates to allegations of child abuse, domestic violence and child safety; requires the court to appoint an attorney to represent the child when credible allegations of serious risk to the child's safety have been made.

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Bill History

2/27/2025
referred to judiciary
Assembly

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
Assembly
Committee
Judiciary(Assembly)

Sponsors

Democrat: 66
Republican: 33

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Hevesi
Andrew Hevesi
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (98)

Sarah Clark
Democrat
Pamela Hunter
Democrat
Charles Lavine
Democrat
Jo Simon
Democrat
Chantel Jackson
Democrat
Keith Brown
Republican
Albert Stirpe
Democrat
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Democrat
Michael Durso
Republican
Steven Otis
Democrat
Karl Brabenec
Republican
Brian Manktelow
Republican
Joseph Angelino
Republican
Vivian Cook
Democrat
Steve Stern
Democrat
Kenneth Blankenbush
Republican
Edward Ra
Republican
Stacey Pheffer Amato
Democrat
Linda Rosenthal
Democrat
Donna Lupardo
Democrat
Matthew Simpson
Republican
Harvey Epstein
Democrat
Anna Kelles
Democrat
Josh Jensen
Republican
Phillip Steck
Democrat
Catalina Cruz
Democrat
Brian Cunningham
Democrat
Stephen Hawley
Republican
Amy Paulin
Democrat
Didi Barrett
Democrat
Eddie Gibbs
Democrat
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Democrat
Jodi Giglio
Republican
Alex Bores
Democrat
Jarett Gandolfo
Republican
Maryjane Shimsky
Democrat
Harry Bronson
Democrat
Manny De Los Santos
Democrat
Carrie Woerner
Democrat
Jaime Williams
Democrat
George Alvarez
Democrat
Demond Meeks
Democrat
Tony Simone
Democrat
Yudelka Tapia
Democrat
Dana Levenberg
Democrat
Steven Raga
Democrat
William Colton
Democrat
Grace Lee
Democrat
Jeff Gallahan
Republican
David Weprin
Democrat
Nader Sayegh
Democrat
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
Democrat
Alfred Taylor
Democrat
Matthew Slater
Republican
Michael Novakhov
Republican
Joseph DeStefano
Republican
David McDonough
Republican
Angelo Morinello
Republican
D. Billy Jones
Democrat
Philip Palmesano
Republican
Daniel Norber
Republican
Paula Kay
Democrat
Brian Maher
Republican
Brian Miller
Republican
Maritza Davila
Democrat
Anil Beephan
Republican
Rebecca Seawright
Democrat
John McDonald
Democrat
Christopher Burdick
Democrat
Michaelle Solages
Democrat
Michael Fitzpatrick
Republican
William Conrad
Democrat
Amanda Septimo
Democrat
Marianne Buttenschon
Democrat
Christopher Eachus
Democrat
Jonathan Rivera
Democrat
Jennifer Lunsford
Democrat
Jacob Blumencranz
Republican
Stefani Zinerman
Democrat
Lester Chang
Republican
John Mikulin
Republican
John Lemondes
Republican
Patrick Carroll
Democrat
Deborah Glick
Democrat
Joe Sempolinski
Republican
John Zaccaro
Democrat
Noah Burroughs
Democrat
Kwani O'Pharrow
Democrat
Judy Griffin
Democrat
Doug Smith
Republican
Tommy Schiavoni
Democrat
Micah Lasher
Democrat
Jenifer Rajkumar
Democrat
Andrea Bailey
Republican
Patrick Chludzinski
Republican
Larinda Hooks
Democrat
Paul Bologna
Republican
Gabriella Romero
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/27/202571.0 KB