New York S 8204: Relates to tax exemptions for nuclear powered electric generating facilities

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S08204 Summary:

BILL NOS08204A

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SAME ASSAME AS A06941

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SPONSORBRISPORT

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §458-a, Soc Serv L; amd §1028-a, Fam Ct Act

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Provides that no person shall be precluded from being deemed a "prospective relative guardian" based on whether such person's relationship with the child was established before or after such child's placement into foster care.

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BILL NOS08204A

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05/21/2025REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

04/21/20261ST REPORT CAL.727

04/22/20262ND REPORT CAL.

04/27/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/28/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8204A

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8204--A
 Cal. No. 727

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BRISPORT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families --
 recommitted to the Committee on Children and Families in accordance
 with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee,
 ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading,
 amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of
 third reading

 AN ACT to amend the social services law and the family court act, in
 relation to the definition of the term "prospective relative guardian"

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 458-a of the social services law,
 2 as amended by chapter 384 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 3. (a) "Prospective relative guardian" shall mean a person who has
 5 been caring for the child as a fully certified or approved foster parent
 6 for at least six consecutive months prior to applying for kinship guar-
 7 dianship assistance payments and who:
 8 [(a)] (i) is related to the child through blood, marriage, or
 9 adoption; or
 10 [(b)] (ii) is related to a half-sibling of the child through blood,
 11 marriage or adoption and where such person or persons is or are also the
 12 prospective or appointed relative guardian or guardians of such half-si-
 13 bling; or
 14 [(c)] (iii) is an adult with a positive relationship with the child,
 15 including, but not limited to, a step-parent, godparent, neighbor or
 16 family friend.
 17 (b) No person shall be precluded from being deemed a "prospective
 18 relative guardian" under paragraph (a) of this subdivision based on
 19 whether such person's relationship with the child was established before

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08164-03-6

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 1 or after such child's placement into foster care; provided, however,
 2 that:
 3 (i) no person whose relationship with a child that was established
 4 after such child's placement into foster care shall be deemed a
 5 "prospective relative guardian" under paragraph (a) of this subdivision
 6 over the objection of such child's parent unless a court of competent
 7 jurisdiction has made a finding that such parent permanently neglected
 8 such child, abandoned such child, is unable presently and for the fore-
 9 seeable future to provide proper and adequate care for such child by
 10 reason of mental illness or intellectual disability, or severely and
 11 repeatedly abused such child pursuant to section three hundred eighty-
 12 four-b of this article; and
 13 (ii) no person shall be deemed a "prospective relative guardian" under
 14 paragraph (a) of this subdivision over the objection of a child fourteen
 15 years of age or older.
 16 § 2. Paragraph (i) of subdivision (a) of section 1028-a of the family
 17 court act, as amended by chapter 434 of the laws of 2019, is amended to
 18 read as follows:
 19 (i) the person is related to the child as described under subparagraph
 20 (i), (ii), or (iii) of paragraph (a)[, (b), or (c)] of subdivision three
 21 of section four hundred fifty-eight-a of the social services