New York A 8297: Authorizes the town of Union Vale, county of Dutchess, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands

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A08297 Summary:

BILL NOA08297 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08374

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SPONSORLunsford

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §425, Fam Ct Act; amd §§849-b & 849-d, Judy L

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Establishes a pilot program to provide alternative dispute resolution and navigator services to litigants in child support matters in the family court under the auspices of the community dispute resolution center program.

Go to top A08297 Actions:

BILL NOA08297 

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05/12/2025referred to judiciary

05/20/2025reported referred to ways and means

06/16/2025reported referred to rules

06/17/2025reported 

06/17/2025rules report cal.875

06/17/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.875

06/17/2025substituted by s8374

&nbspS08374 AMEND= PERSAUD

&nbsp06/05/2025REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp06/12/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1930

&nbsp06/12/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/12/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/12/2025referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/17/2025substituted for a8297

&nbsp06/17/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.875

&nbsp06/17/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/17/2025returned to senate

&nbsp11/17/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp11/21/2025SIGNED CHAP.571

Go to topA08297 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:JUDICIARY Chair:Lavine 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:20/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means LavineAyeTannousisAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

BraunsteinAyeBrownAye

SteckAyeMikulinAye

SeawrightAyeSmithAye

WalkerAyeMolitorAye

McMahonAye

MitaynesAye

RajkumarAye

SimonAye

SayeghExcused

LunsfordAye

BergerAye

ShimskyAye

CarrollAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/16/2025AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosAbsentDeStefanoAye

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McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicExcusedGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAbsent

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/17/2025AYE/NAY:30/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA08297 Floor&nbspVotes:

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Go to topA08297 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8297

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 12, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD -- (at request of the Unified Court
 System) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the family court act and the judiciary law, in relation
 to the establishment of a pilot program to provide alternative dispute
 resolution and navigator services in child support matters

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

 1 Section 1. Section 425 of the family court act, as amended by chapter
 2 81 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 425. Agreement to support; pilot program for use of alternative
 4 dispute resolution to obtain agreements to support. (a) If the parties
 5 reach an agreement for the support of the child and/or the petitioner
 6 [is brought about], it must be reduced to writing and submitted to the
 7 family court or a support magistrate appointed pursuant to section four
 8 hundred thirty-nine of this act for approval in accordance with para-
 9 graph (h) of subdivision one of section four hundred thirteen of this
 10 article. If the court or support magistrate approves it, the court with-
 11 out further hearing may thereupon enter an order and findings of fact
 12 for the support of the child and/or the petitioner [by] or the respond-
 13 ent in accordance with the agreement, which shall be binding upon the
 14 [respondent] parties and shall in all respects be a valid order and
 15 findings of fact as thoug