A 9646 — Relates to liability insurance for voluntary foster care agencies
Congress · introduced 2026-01-21
Establishes participation in assigned risk plans for voluntary foster care agencies (Part A); requires the office of children and family services to establish standards of payment for liability insurance costs beginning July 1, 2028 for the 2027-2028 rate year that ensures the maximum state aid rate accurately reflect the year over year increased costs for voluntary foster care agencies; directs such office to establish an application process (Part B); establishes the voluntary foster care agency insurance bridge fund; establishes a process for the distribution of moneys in such fund; sets eligibility requirements; requires certain supporting documentation (Part C).
Latest action: 2026-01-21 — IN_ASSEMBLY_COMM
Sponsors
- Andrew Hevesi (—, NY-28) — sponsor · 2026-01-21
- Paula Kay (—, NY-100) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Al Taylor (—, NY-71) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Anil Beephan Jr. (—, NY-105) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Aron Wieder (—, NY-97) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Catalina Cruz (—, NY-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Jo Anne Simon (—, NY-52) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- David Weprin (—, NY-24) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Pamela J. Hunter (—, NY-128) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Linda Rosenthal (—, NY-67) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Maritza Davila (—, NY-53) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Jen Lunsford (—, NY-135) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Judy Griffin (—, NY-21) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
Action timeline
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Inbound (13)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | Linda Rosenthal | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-21 | Jo Anne Simon | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-21 | David Weprin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-21 | Paula Kay | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-21 | Judy Griffin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-21 | Maritza Davila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-21 | Aron Wieder | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-21 | Catalina Cruz | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-21 | Pamela J. Hunter | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-21 | Anil Beephan Jr. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-21 | Jen Lunsford | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-21 | Al Taylor | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-21 | Andrew Hevesi | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Hevesi (—, state_lower NY-28) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Al Taylor (—, state_lower NY-71) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Anil Beephan Jr. (—, state_lower NY-105) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Aron Wieder (—, state_lower NY-97) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Catalina Cruz (—, state_lower NY-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | David Weprin (—, state_lower NY-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jen Lunsford (—, state_lower NY-135) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Jo Anne Simon (—, state_lower NY-52) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Judy Griffin (—, state_lower NY-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Linda Rosenthal (—, state_lower NY-67) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Maritza Davila (—, state_lower NY-53) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Pamela J. Hunter (—, state_lower NY-128) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Paula Kay (—, state_lower NY-100) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-01-21 · cosponsored by Aron Wieder (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-21 · cosponsored by Linda Rosenthal (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-21 · cosponsored by Maritza Davila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-21 · cosponsored by Judy Griffin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-21 · sponsored by Andrew Hevesi (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-21 · cosponsored by David Weprin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-21 · cosponsored by Jen Lunsford (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-21 · cosponsored by Catalina Cruz (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-21 · cosponsored by Paula Kay (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-21 · cosponsored by Jo Anne Simon (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-21 · cosponsored by Anil Beephan Jr. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-21 · cosponsored by Al Taylor (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-21 · cosponsored by Pamela J. Hunter (cosponsor) · sponsorship