NY A01721 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-10)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-08 - referred to judiciary
Pending: Assembly Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-08 - referred to judiciary
Pending: Assembly Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Prohibits the making of decisions concerning guardianship, custody or visitation or adoption petitions solely on the basis of a parent's, guardian's or custodian's blindness; prohibits the department of social services from denying, deciding or opposing a petition or request for guardianship, custody or visitation solely because the petitioner is blind and prohibits the department of social services from taking actions solely because a parent, custodian or guardian is blind.
Title
Prohibits the making of decisions concerning guardianship, custody or visitation or adoption petitions solely on the basis of a parent's, guardian's or custodian's blindness; prohibits the department of social services from denying, deciding or opposing a petition or request for guardianship, custody or visitation solely because the petitioner is blind and prohibits the department of social services from taking actions solely because a parent, custodian or guardian is blind.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-08 | Assembly | referred to judiciary |
| 2019-01-16 | Assembly | referred to judiciary |
Same As/Similar To
S04536 (Same As) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
