Bill Commons

NY S 513

in committee

Relates to the rights of grandparents with respect to visitation rights with minor children

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 513 pass?

Not yet. NY S 513 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

What is NY S 513 about?

Establishes the intent of the legislature to generally defer to parental choices regarding the care, custody and control of their children; mandates that the death of a parent shall be a factor when considering a grandparent's standing to receive visitation or custody; directs that costs be payable by an unsuccessful petitioner where a contest was brought in bad faith.

Who sponsors NY S 513?

Anthony H. Palumbo is the primary sponsor of NY S 513, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Description

Establishes the intent of the legislature to generally defer to parental choices regarding the care, custody and control of their children; mandates that the death of a parent shall be a factor when considering a grandparent's standing to receive visitation or custody; directs that costs be payable by an unsuccessful petitioner where a contest was brought in bad faith.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Anthony H. Palumboprimary
  • Jake Ashbycosponsor
  • Robert Jacksoncosponsor
  • Jack M. Martinscosponsor
  • Thomas F. O'Maracosponsor
  • Steve Rhoadscosponsor
  • Alexis Weikcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 6402not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 5252not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2165not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 7470not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S513?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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