S 5998 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes "Kyra's Law"

Summary

Requires the court to consider a child's health and safety when making a decision regarding child custody and visitation; directs the court to review certain information as it relates to allegations of child abuse, domestic violence and child safety.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Assembly Passage

Jun 2026

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Jun 5, 2026

Maddy AI version diff · 3 comparisons

What changed between versions

S5998B → S5998C · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill version adds new sponsors to the legislation and updates the procedural history to reflect that the bill has been reported favorably and is ready for a third reading. The text of the actual law regarding child custody and domestic violence remains unchanged from the previous version.

Scope change

The scope of the law itself has not changed; only the list of sponsoring legislators and the legislative status have been updated.

ELIGIBILITY

Added Senators FAHY, HELMING, and LIU to the list of bill sponsors.

TIMELINE

Updated the legislative history to show the bill was reported favorably and ordered to a third reading.

TECHNICAL

Adjusted the bill number designation from '5998--B' to '5998--C' and updated the internal document ID.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 13, 2025 · Assembly Jun 5, 2026

How they voted

59–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 63

Jun 13, 2025

D Democratic41

38 Yea 3

92% Yea

R Republican22

21 Yea 1

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

Jun 4, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Jun 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

May 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5998C

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

upper

Jun 13, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

lower

Jun 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jun 12, 2025

Committee

COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

Jun 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 5998B

upper

Jun 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

upper

Jun 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 5998A

upper

Jun 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

upper

1 primary · 40 co-sponsors