S 5998 — Establishes "Kyra's Law"
NY 2025 session · introduced 2025-03-04
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; requires the court to appoint an attorney to represent the child when credible allegations of serious risk to the child's safety have been made.
Latest action: 2026-05-21 — SENATE_FLOOR
Sponsors (41)
- James Skoufis (—, NY-42) — sponsor · 2025-03-04
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (—, NY-15) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Jake Ashby (—, NY-43) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- George Borrello (—, NY-57) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Samra Brouk (—, NY-55) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (—, NY-9) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Cordell Cleare (—, NY-30) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Leroy Comrie (—, NY-14) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Jeremy Cooney (—, NY-56) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Patricia Fahy (—, NY-46) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Patrick M. Gallivan (—, NY-60) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Andrew Gounardes (—, NY-26) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Pete Harckham (—, NY-40) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Pamela Helming (—, NY-54) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Michelle Hinchey (—, NY-41) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal (—, NY-47) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Robert Jackson (—, NY-31) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Liz Krueger (—, NY-28) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- John Liu (—, NY-16) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Monica Martinez (—, NY-4) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Jack M. Martins (—, NY-7) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Mario Mattera (—, NY-2) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Rachel May (—, NY-48) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Shelley Mayer (—, NY-37) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Dean Murray (—, NY-3) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Zellnor Myrie (—, NY-20) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Peter Oberacker (—, NY-51) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Thomas F. O'Mara (—, NY-58) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Anthony H. Palumbo (—, NY-1) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Jessica Ramos (—, NY-13) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Steve Rhoads (—, NY-5) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Gustavo Rivera (—, NY-33) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Robert Rolison (—, NY-39) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Christopher Ryan (—, NY-50) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (—, NY-23) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Luis R. Sepúlveda (—, NY-32) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- José M. Serrano (—, NY-29) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Toby Ann Stavisky (—, NY-11) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Lea Webb (—, NY-52) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- William Weber (—, NY-38) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
- Alexis Weik (—, NY-8) — cosponsor · 2025-03-04
Action timeline (17)
- · senate — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
- · senate — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES
- · senate — AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
- · senate — PRINT NUMBER 5998A
- · senate — AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
- · senate — PRINT NUMBER 5998B
- · senate — COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
- · senate — ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1986
- · senate — PASSED SENATE
- · senate — DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- · assembly — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
- · assembly — DIED IN ASSEMBLY
- · assembly — RETURNED TO SENATE
- · senate — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
- · senate — 1ST REPORT CAL.1181
- · senate — 2ND REPORT CAL.
- · senate — ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Text versions (3)
Bill text (extracted)
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Connected on the graph
41 typed relationships in the influence graph — 41 inbound, 0 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (40)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-04 | ← | John Liu | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | William Weber | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Liz Krueger | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Jessica Ramos | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Patrick M. Gallivan | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Steve Rhoads | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Shelley Mayer | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Andrew Gounardes | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Jake Ashby | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Michelle Hinchey | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Toby Ann Stavisky | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Robert Jackson | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Peter Oberacker | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Zellnor Myrie | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Brad Hoylman-Sigal | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Gustavo Rivera | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Monica Martinez | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Luis R. Sepúlveda | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Jessica Scarcella-Spanton | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Pete Harckham | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Pamela Helming | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Rachel May | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Cordell Cleare | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | George Borrello | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Christopher Ryan | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Leroy Comrie | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Mario Mattera | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Anthony H. Palumbo | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Jack M. Martins | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | José M. Serrano | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Samra Brouk | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Patricia Fahy | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Dean Murray | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Thomas F. O'Mara | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Jeremy Cooney | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Lea Webb | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Alexis Weik | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-04 | ← | Robert Rolison | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-04 | ← | James Skoufis | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Skoufis (—, state_upper NY-42) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Alexis Weik (—, state_upper NY-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Andrew Gounardes (—, state_upper NY-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Anthony H. Palumbo (—, state_upper NY-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Brad Hoylman-Sigal (—, state_upper NY-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Christopher Ryan (—, state_upper NY-50) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Cordell Cleare (—, state_upper NY-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Dean Murray (—, state_upper NY-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | George Borrello (—, state_upper NY-57) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Gustavo Rivera (—, state_upper NY-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Jack M. Martins (—, state_upper NY-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Jake Ashby (—, state_upper NY-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Jeremy Cooney (—, state_upper NY-56) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Jessica Ramos (—, state_upper NY-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (—, state_upper NY-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | John Liu (—, state_upper NY-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (—, state_upper NY-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | José M. Serrano (—, state_upper NY-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Lea Webb (—, state_upper NY-52) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Leroy Comrie (—, state_upper NY-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Liz Krueger (—, state_upper NY-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Luis R. Sepúlveda (—, state_upper NY-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Mario Mattera (—, state_upper NY-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Michelle Hinchey (—, state_upper NY-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Monica Martinez (—, state_upper NY-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; the inline strip under the row shows the counterpart's own context (a bill's latest action, a hearing's chamber + date, a filing's form type + filed date, a clip's source + excerpt) so the timeline reads like a Wikipedia citation rail.
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Anthony H. Palumbo (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Samra Brouk (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Pete Harckham (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Robert Jackson (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Monica Martinez (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Dean Murray (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Luis R. Sepúlveda (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Zellnor Myrie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Toby Ann Stavisky (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Patricia Fahy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Rachel May (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by George Borrello (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Peter Oberacker (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Brad Hoylman-Sigal (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Thomas F. O'Mara (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Alexis Weik (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Pamela Helming (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Gustavo Rivera (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by John Liu (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Robert Rolison (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by William Weber (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Patrick M. Gallivan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Lea Webb (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Steve Rhoads (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Jessica Ramos (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Cordell Cleare (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Leroy Comrie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Christopher Ryan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Michelle Hinchey (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Shelley Mayer (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Jeremy Cooney (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Mario Mattera (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Jack M. Martins (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Liz Krueger (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by José M. Serrano (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Andrew Gounardes (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · cosponsored by Jake Ashby (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-04 · sponsored by James Skoufis (sponsor) · sponsorship