New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S9237 — Relates to the definition of family for purposes of services provided by voluntary foster care agency health facilities

Last action — Senate Floor Calendar

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 18, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

Includes both the birth family and the foster family of children in foster care, and other families receiving child welfare services from the authorized agency or the local departments of social services in the case of authorized agencies in the definition of family for purposes of services provided by voluntary foster care agency health facilities.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. SUBSTITUTED BY A2726A

  2. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  3. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. 1ST REPORT CAL.560

  5. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (218)

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Subjects

civil-rights healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does S9237 do?
Includes both the birth family and the foster family of children in foster care, and other families receiving child welfare services from the authorized agency or the local departments of social services in the case of authorized agencies in the definition of family for purposes of services provided by voluntary foster care agency health facilities.
Who sponsors S9237?
S9237 is sponsored by Gustavo Rivera.
What is the current status of S9237?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 18, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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