New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
S 8791: Requires local social services districts to provide luggage to children in foster care
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
S 8791 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires local social services districts to provide luggage to children in foster care. Primary sponsor: Jabari Brisport (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (January 29, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY A9482.
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.
Requires the local social services districts to provide luggage to children in foster care; provides that eligible expenditures for such luggage shall be subject to state reimbursement under the foster care block grant.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Brisport | Primary sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 25 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- SUBSTITUTED BY A9482
- ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.78
- REFERRED TO RULES