New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S5240: Establishes procedures regarding orders of post-termination visitation and/or contact between a child and such child's parent
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Establishes procedures regarding orders of post-termination visitation and/or contact between a child and such child's parent and for modification of such orders.
What the bill says
An act to amend the family court act and the social services law, in relation to establishing procedures regarding orders of post-termination visitation and/or contact between a child and such child's parent.
From the amended text, May 13, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the family court act and the social services law, in relation to establishing procedures regarding orders of post-termination visitation and/or contact between a child and such child's parent THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 634 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 666 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as further orders. The court may enter an order under section six hundred thirty-one OF THIS PART committing the guardianship and custody of the child to the petitioner on such conditions, if any, as it deems proper, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AN ORDER OF POST-TERMINATION VISITATION AND/OR CONTACT PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR-B OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW. § 2. Section 384-b of the social services law is amended by adding six new subdivisions 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 to read as follows: 14. (A) UPON APPLICATION BY ANY PARTY TO A PROCEEDING UNDER THIS SECTION, (I) THE COURT SHALL ORDER POST-TERMINATION VISITATION AND/OR CONTACT BETWEEN THE CHILD AND SUCH CHILD'S PARENT WHO IS A PARTY TO SUCH PROCEEDING ON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS MAY BE AGREED UPON BY THE PARENT, THE CHILD, AND THE FOSTER PARENT OR AUTHORIZED AGENCY PRIOR TO THE …
Sponsors
- Jabari Brisport (D, 25) · primary sponsor
- Joseph Addabbo (D, 15)
- Cordell Cleare (D, 30)
- Robert Jackson (D, 31)
- Julia Salazar (D, 18)
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.1166
- : REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
- : PRINT NUMBER 5240A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
- : REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Votes
- Senate Children And Families Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 19, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Children And Families Committee Vote (May 19, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Family Court Act
Common questions
- What is S5240?
- S5240 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes procedures regarding orders of post-termination visitation and/or contact between a child and such child's parent.
- What does S5240 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the family court act and the social services law, in relation to establishing procedures regarding orders of post-termination visitation and/or contact between a child and such child's parent.
- What is the status of S5240?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S5240?
- Jabari Brisport (D, 25), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S5240?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5240
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