Assembly BillChaptered/Signed
A 8407: Relates to requiring certain records checks in child custody proceedings involving orders of protection; repeals certain provisions relating thereto.
What A 8407 does, verified November 22, 2025
Relates to requiring certain records checks in child custody proceedings involving orders of protection; repeals certain provisions relating thereto.
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Last action: signed chap.536 (2025-11-21)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8407
- What is the current status of A 8407?
- As of November 22, 2025, A 8407 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on November 21, 2025, was "signed chap.536".
- Did A 8407 pass?
- Yes. A 8407 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action November 21, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote A 8407, and where is it now?
- A 8407 was authored by Asm. Charles Lavine.
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| Nov. 21, 2025 | signed chap.536 |
| Nov. 17, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 10, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 10, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 10, 2025 | 3RD READING CAL.1782 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 13, 2025 · 343 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8407 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- (at request of the Unified Court System) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to records checks in family offense cases involving custody of, or access to, children; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The first undesignated paragraph of section 842 of the 2 family court act, as amended by chapter 335 of the laws of 2019, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 The court may also award custody of the child, during the term of the 5 order of protection to either parent, or to an appropriate relative 6 within the second degree. Prior to awarding custody pursuant to this 7 paragraph, the court shall direct a review pursuant to section six 8 hundred fifty-one of this act of the reports of the sex offender regis- 9 try established and maintained pursuant to section one hundred sixty- 10 eight-b of the correction law, reports of the statewide computerized 11 registry of orders of protection established and maintained pursuant to 12 section two hundred twenty-one-a of the executive law, related decisions 13 in court proceedings conducted pursuant to article ten of this act, and 14 all warrants issued pursuant to this act. Nothing in this section gives 15 the court power to place or board out any child or to commit a child to 16 an institution or agency. 17 § 2. The eighth undesignated paragraph of section 842 of the family 18 court act is REPEALED. 19 § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 20 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08879-01-5
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