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NY S 8791

enacted

Requires local social services districts to provide luggage to children in foster care

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 8791 pass?

Yes. NY S 8791 has been enacted into law as of 2026-01-29. Latest recorded action (2026-01-29): SUBSTITUTED BY A9482

What is NY S 8791 about?

Requires the local social services districts to provide luggage to children in foster care; provides that eligible expenditures for such luggage shall be subject to state reimbursement under the foster care block grant.

Who sponsors NY S 8791?

Jabari Brisport is the primary sponsor of NY S 8791.

Description

Requires the local social services districts to provide luggage to children in foster care; provides that eligible expenditures for such luggage shall be subject to state reimbursement under the foster care block grant.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-29 — SUBSTITUTED BY A9482
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jabari Brisportprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-08

    REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-20

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.78

  3. 2026-01-29

    SUBSTITUTED BY A9482

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Rules Vote

    2026-01-20 · pass · 19-0

    Member-level votes (20)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Joseph A. Griffo: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • Robert Ortt: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • Pamela Helming: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: excused

Related bills

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S8791?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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