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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 513: Relates to the rights of grandparents with respect to visitation rights with minor children

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 513 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the rights of grandparents with respect to visitation rights with minor children. Primary sponsor: Tony Palumbo (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

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 the intent of the legislature to generally defer to parental choices regarding the care, custody and control of their children; mandates that the death of a parent shall be a factor when considering a grandparent's standing to receive visitation or custody; directs that costs be payable by an unsuccessful petitioner where a contest was brought in bad faith.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 1 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tony PalumboPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Jake AshbyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Jack MartinsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate7
Tom O'MaraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate58
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Alexis WeikCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate8

“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. REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
  2. REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Sources

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