New York S 5998: Establishes "Kyra's Law"
Status: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5998C (as of 2026-05-26)
State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 5998
Sponsors: James Skoufis, Alexis Weik, Andrew Gounardes, Anthony H. Palumbo, Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Christopher Ryan, Cordell Cleare, Dean Murray, George Borrello, Gustavo Rivera, Jack M. Martins, Jake Ashby, Jeremy Cooney, Jessica Ramos, Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, John Liu, Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., José M. Serrano, Lea Webb, Leroy Comrie, Liz Krueger, Luis R. Sepúlveda, Mario Mattera, Michelle Hinchey, Monica Martinez
Bill Text
Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly • • • • • • • • Skip to main content New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie --> --> --> • Assembly Members • Legislative Info • Public Hearings • Speaker's Press • Assembly Reports • Committees & More • Bill Search Home • Laws • Legislative Calendar • Public Hearing Schedule • Assembly Calendars • Assembly Committee Agenda Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. Bill No.: • Summary • Actions • Committee Votes • Floor Votes • Memo • Text • LFIN • Chamber Video/Transcript S05998 Summary: BILL NOS05998C   SAME ASSAME AS A06194-C   SPONSORSKOUFIS   COSPNSRADDABBO, ASHBY, BORRELLO, BROUK, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FAHY, GALLIVAN, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HELMING, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KRUEGER, LIU, MARTINEZ, MARTINS, MATTERA, MAY, MAYER, MURRAY, MYRIE, OBERACKER, O'MARA, PALUMBO, RAMOS, RHOADS, RIVERA, ROLISON, RYAN C, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, STAVISKY, WEBB, WEBER, WEIK   MLTSPNSR   Amd §§240 & 70, Dom Rel L; amd §651, Fam Ct Act   Requires the court to consider a child's health and safety when making a decision regarding child custody and visitation; directs the court to review certain information as it relates to allegations of child abuse, domestic violence and child safety. Go to top S05998 Actions: BILL NOS05998C   03/04/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY 04/07/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES 06/09/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES 06/09/2025PRINT NUMBER 5998A 06/10/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES 06/10/2025PRINT NUMBER 5998B 06/12/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES 06/12/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1986 06/13/2025PASSED SENATE 06/13/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY 06/13/2025referred to judiciary 01/07/2026died in assembly 01/07/2026returned to senate 01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY 05/19/20261ST REPORT CAL.1181 05/20/20262ND REPORT CAL. 05/21/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 05/26/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5998C 06/04/2026PASSED SENATE 06/04/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY 06/04/2026referred to ways and means 06/05/2026substituted for a6194c 06/05/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.536 06/05/2026passed assembly 06/05/2026returned to senate Go to topS05998 Committee Votes: Go to topS05998 Floor Votes: DATE:06/05/2026Assembly Vote YEA/NAY: 131/0Yes Alvarez Yes Carroll P Yes Friend Yes Lemondes Yes Pheffer Amato Yes Slater Yes Anderson Yes Carroll RC Yes Gallagher Yes Levenberg Yes Pirozzolo Yes Smith Yes Angelino Yes Cashman Yes Gallahan Yes Lucas Yes Powers Yes Smullen Yes Bailey Yes Chandler-Waterm Yes Gandolfo Yes Lunsford Yes Pretlow Yes Solages Yes Barclay Yes Chang ER Gibbs Yes Lupardo Yes Ra Yes Steck Yes Barrett Yes Chludzinski Yes Giglio Yes Magnarelli ER Raga Yes Stern Yes Beephan Yes Clark Yes Glick ER Maher Yes Rajkumar Yes Stirpe Yes Bendett Yes Colton Yes Gonzalez-Rojas Yes Manktelow Yes Ramos Yes Tague Yes Benedetto Yes Conrad Yes Gray Yes McDonald Yes Reilly Yes Tannousis ER Berger ER Cook Yes Griffin ER McDonough Yes Reyes Yes Tapia Yes Bichotte Hermel Yes Cruz Yes Hawley Yes McMahon Yes Rivera Yes Taylor Yes Blankenbush Yes Cunningham Yes Hevesi Yes Meeks Yes Romero Yes Torres Yes Blumencranz Yes Dais Yes Hooks Yes ‡ Mikulin Yes Rosenthal ER Valdez Yes Bologna Yes Davila Yes Hunter Yes Miller ER Rozic Yes Vanel Yes ‡ Bores Yes De Los Santos Yes Hyndman Yes Mitaynes Yes Santabarbara Yes Walker Yes Brabenec ER DeStefano Yes Jackson Yes Molitor Yes Sayegh Yes Walsh Yes Braunstein ER Dilan Yes Jacobson Yes Moreno Yes Schiavoni Yes Weprin Yes Bronson Yes Dinowitz Yes Jensen ER Morinello Yes Seawright ER Wieder Yes Brook-Krasny Yes ‡ DiPietro Yes Kassay Yes Norber Yes Sempolinski Yes Williams Yes Brown EA Yes Durso Yes Kay Yes Novakhov Yes Septimo Yes Woerner Yes Brown K Yes Eachus ER Kelles Yes O'Pharrow Yes Shimsky ER Wright Yes Burdick ER Eichenstein Yes Kim Yes Otis Yes Shrestha ER Yeger Yes ‡ Burke Yes Fall Yes Lasher Yes Palmesano Yes Simon Yes Zaccaro Yes Burroughs Yes Fitzpatrick Yes Lavine ER Paulin Yes Simone ER Zinerman Yes ‡ Buttenschon Yes Forrest ER Lee Yes Peoples-Stokes Yes Simpson Yes Mr. Speaker ‡ Indicates voting via videoconference Go to topS0
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