Bill Commons

NY A 8561

in committee

Relates to the timeframe for guardianship hearings

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 8561 pass?

Not yet. NY A 8561 is in committee as of 2026-05-13 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

What is NY A 8561 about?

Increases the timeframe for guardianship hearings to thirty-five days.

Who sponsors NY A 8561?

Amy Paulin is the primary sponsor of NY A 8561.

Description

Increases the timeframe for guardianship hearings to thirty-five days.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-13 — REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Amy Paulinprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-20

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-04-28

    REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-05-13

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A8561?summary=&detail=

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z

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