S 4555 — Establishes confirmatory adoptions providing for the adoption of children born as a result of assisted reproduction and allows courts to grant custody and support of children from more than two parents; repealer
NY 2025 session · introduced 2025-02-06
Establishes confirmatory adoptions providing for the adoption of children born as a result of assisted reproduction; allows for more than two persons to be named parents of a child; establishes presumed parentage and provides for the challenge and adjudication thereof; repeals certain provisions of the domestic relations law and the family court act relating thereto.
Latest action: 2025-05-19 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors (6)
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal (—, NY-47) — sponsor · 2025-02-06
- Jeremy Cooney (—, NY-56) — cosponsor · 2025-02-06
- Nathalia Fernandez (—, NY-34) — cosponsor · 2025-02-06
- Robert Jackson (—, NY-31) — cosponsor · 2025-02-06
- Jessica Ramos (—, NY-13) — cosponsor · 2025-02-06
- Luis R. Sepúlveda (—, NY-32) — cosponsor · 2025-02-06
Action timeline (3)
- · senate — REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
- · senate — AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
- · senate — PRINT NUMBER 4555A
Bill text (extracted)
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Connected on the graph
7 typed relationships in the influence graph — 7 inbound, 0 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (5)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-06 | ← | Nathalia Fernandez | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-06 | ← | Robert Jackson | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-06 | ← | Jessica Ramos | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-06 | ← | Luis R. Sepúlveda | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-06 | ← | Jeremy Cooney | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
lobbies on bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | Lexmark International, Inc. | — | ny_lobbying |
sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-06 | ← | Brad Hoylman-Sigal | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters on this bill
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 | Brad Hoylman-Sigal (—, state_upper NY-47) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Jeremy Cooney (—, state_upper NY-56) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Jessica Ramos (—, state_upper NY-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Luis R. Sepúlveda (—, state_upper NY-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Nathalia Fernandez (—, state_upper NY-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Robert Jackson (—, state_upper NY-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
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
Timeline
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- 2026-05-21 · lobbied on by Lexmark International, Inc. · ny_lobbying
- 2025-02-06 · cosponsored by Jessica Ramos (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-06 · cosponsored by Nathalia Fernandez (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-06 · cosponsored by Luis R. Sepúlveda (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-06 · sponsored by Brad Hoylman-Sigal (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-06 · cosponsored by Robert Jackson (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-06 · cosponsored by Jeremy Cooney (cosponsor) · sponsorship