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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 2649: Relates to proceedings for appointment of a guardian for personal needs or property management

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

S 2649 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to proceedings for appointment of a guardian for personal needs or property management. Primary sponsor: Tony Palumbo (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 22, 2025): RECOMMIT, 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 "Karilyn's law"; provides that the court set the date for proceedings relating to family visitation under a guardianship petition for not more than ten days from the signing of the order to show cause; provides that visitation shall be a rebuttable presumption.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 5 · Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tony PalumboPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9
Andrew LanzaCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/ReformSenate24
Jack MartinsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate7
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Jim TediscoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate44

“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. RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
  2. NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
  3. REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH

Sources

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