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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 4555: Establishes confirmatory adoptions providing for the adoption of children born as a result of assisted reproduction and allows courts to grant custody and support of children from more than two parents; 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

S 4555 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes confirmatory adoptions providing for the adoption of children born as a result of assisted reproduction and allows courts to grant custody and support of children from more than two parents; repealer. Primary sponsor: Brad Hoylman-Sigal. It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 19, 2025): PRINT NUMBER 4555A.

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.

Establishes confirmatory adoptions providing for the adoption of children born as a result of assisted reproduction; allows for more than two persons to be named parents of a child; establishes presumed parentage and provides for the challenge and adjudication thereof; repeals certain provisions of the domestic relations law and the family court act relating thereto.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brad Hoylman-SigalPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jeremy CooneyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate56
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Jessica RamosCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32

“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. PRINT NUMBER 4555A
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
  3. REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Sources

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