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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8389: Enacts the "family reform act"; repealer

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 8389 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "family reform act"; repealer. Primary sponsor: Noah Burroughs (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 20, 2026): ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Enacts the "family reform act"; provides that child support amounts shall be calculated based on the non-custodial parent's income; excludes health insurance costs and federal and state income taxes paid from the calculation of income for child support calculation purposes; decreases the amount of time courts can imprison an individual for the non-payment of child support; requires courts to collect certain demographic information in relation to orders of child support issued, modified or enforced and publish a report on such information; makes related provisions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Noah BurroughsPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse18
Monique Chandler-WatermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Larinda HooksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse35
Chantel JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Stefani ZinermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse56

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
  2. PRINT NUMBER 8389B
  3. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
  4. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  5. PRINT NUMBER 8389A
  6. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
  7. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source