A 9613 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts the family protection act; repealer

This bill amends New York's Family Court Act to strengthen protections for children in custody cases. It adds specific grounds for terminating parental rights, including when a parent is convicted of certain violent crimes against a child (like assault in the second degree) or has had parental rights terminated for a sibling. The law requires courts to find that reunification efforts would be "in the best interests of the child" before ending parental rights in these situations. It directly affects parents facing custody proceedings involving serious criminal histories or prior family court decisions.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Jan 2026

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Introduced Jan 21, 2026 Last action Jan 30, 2026

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A9613 → A9613A · 3 edits

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This bill was amended to reflect its current legislative status, indicating it has been discharged from committee, amended, and sent back for further consideration. The changes are primarily technical updates to the bill's header and tracking information rather than substantive policy modifications.

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Updated bill identifier from 'A9613' to 'A9613--A' to reflect the amended version

Added committee status note indicating the bill was discharged, amended, and recommitted to the Judiciary Committee

Updated page number tracking from 'LBD14117-01-5' to 'LBD14117-02-6' in the explanatory notes

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Jan 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 9613A

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors