New York S 8431: Relates to establishing renters security insurance and the security deposit guarantee program

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S08431 Summary:

BILL NOS08431 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORWEBB

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COSPNSRSEPULVEDA

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Amd §240, rpld §240 sub 1-b ¶(b) sub¶¶ 2-4, ¶(b) sub¶ 5 cl (iv) items (B) & (C), Dom Rel L; amd §111-i, Soc
Serv L; amd §413, rpld §413 sub 1 ¶(b) sub¶ 4, sub¶ 5 cl (iv) subcls (B) & (C), Fam Ct Act

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Relates to the calculation of child support; 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; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOS08431 

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06/10/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8431

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 June 10, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, the social services law and
 the family court act, in relation to the calculation of child support;
 and to repeal certain provisions of the domestic relations law and the
 family court act relating thereto

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 3 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section
 2 240 of the domestic relations law, as added by chapter 215 of the laws
 3 of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (3) When the person on whose behalf the petition is brought is a child
 5 in accordance with paragraph (c) of this subdivision, health insurance
 6 benefits shall be considered "reasonable in cost" if the cost of health
 7 insurance benefits does not exceed five percent of [the combined
 8 parental] either parent's gross income. The cost of health insurance
 9 benefits shall refer to the cost of the premium and deductible attribut-
 10 able to adding the child or children to existing coverage or the differ-
 11 ence between such costs for self-only and family coverage. Provided,
 12 however, the presumption that the health insurance benefits are reason-
 13 able in cost may be rebutted upon a finding that the cost is unjust or
 14 inappropriate which finding shall be based on the circumstances of the
 15 case, the cost and comprehensiveness of the health insurance benefits
 16 for which the child or children may otherwise be eligible, and the best
 17 interests of the child or children. In no instance shall health insur-
 18 ance benefits be considered "reasonable in cost" if a parent's share of
 19 the cost of extending such coverage would reduce the income of that
 20 parent below the self-support reserve. Health insurance benefits are
 21 "reasonably accessible" if the child lives within the geographic area
 22 covered by the plan or lives within thirty minutes or thirty miles of
 23 travel time from the child's residence to the services covered by the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11275-04-5

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 1 health insurance benefits or through benefits provided under a recipro-
 2 cal agreement; provided, however, this presumption may be rebutted for
 3 good cause shown including, but not limited to, the special health needs
 4 of the child. The court shall set forth such finding and the reasons
 5 therefor in the order of support.
 6 § 2. Subparagraphs 2 and 3 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1-b of
 7 section 240 of the domestic relations law, as added by chapter 567 of
 8 the laws of 1989, are amended to read as follows:
 9 (2) "Child support" shall mean a sum to be paid pursuant to court
 10 order or decree by either or both parents or pursuant to a valid agree-
 11 ment between the parties for care, maintenance and education of any
 12 unemancipated child under the age of [twenty-one] eighteen years.
 13 (3) "Child support percentage" shall mean:
 14 (i) seventeen percent of t