New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S7920: Relates to dispositional alternatives for children placed with local social services agencies as destitute minors
Status: In committee, October 21, 2026
Allows the court to enter an order regarding a destitute minor freeing the child for adoption and granting guardianship and custody to the commissioner of social services for the purposes of consenting to an adoption; authorizes agencies, commissioners of public welfare and city public welfare officers to consent to such adoptions.
What the bill says
An act to amend the family court act, the social services law and the domestic relations law, in relation to dispositional alternatives for children placed with local social services agencies as destitute minors.
From the amended text, October 21, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the family court act, the social services law and the domestic relations law, in relation to dispositional alternatives for children placed with local social services agencies as destitute minors THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (d) of section 1095 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 3 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: (d) If the court sustains the petition pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section, it may immediately convene a dispositional hearing or may adjourn the proceeding for further inquiries to be made prior to disposition provided however, that if a petition pursuant to article six of this act has been filed by a person or persons seeking custody or guardianship of the child, or if a petition pursuant to article seventeen of the surrogate's court procedure act seeking guardianship of the child has been filed, the court shall consolidate the dispositional hearing with a hearing under section one thousand ninety-six of this article, unless consolidation would not be appropriate under the circumstances. If the court does not consolidate such dispositional proceedings it shall hold the dispositional hearing under this section in abeyance pending the disposition of the petition filed pursuant to article …
Sponsors
- Roxanne Persaud (D, 19) · primary sponsor
- Zellnor Myrie (D, 20)
Latest actions
- : PRINT NUMBER 7920A
- : AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
- : REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
- : REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Subjects: Family Court Act
Common questions
- What is S7920?
- S7920 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to dispositional alternatives for children placed with local social services agencies as destitute minors.
- What does S7920 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the family court act, the social services law and the domestic relations law, in relation to dispositional alternatives for children placed with local social services agencies as destitute minors.
- What is the status of S7920?
- In committee as of October 21, 2026. Latest action: PRINT NUMBER 7920A (October 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored S7920?
- Roxanne Persaud (D, 19), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S7920?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7920
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