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NY State Legislature · S1261-2025 · Signed by Governor

Allows for no fault separation

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Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “Allows for no fault separation Read the full text

Senate

What it does

Allows for no fault separation where the relationship between the spouses has broken down irretrievably for a period of at least six months; requires that issues of support and custody or visitation have been resolved.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · Jan 8, 2025

Senate

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY · Feb 10, 2025

Senate

PRINT NUMBER 1261A · Feb 10, 2025

Senate

1ST REPORT CAL.367 · Feb 25, 2025

Senate

2ND REPORT CAL. · Feb 26, 2025

Senate

ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · Mar 3, 2025

Senate

PASSED SENATE · Mar 5, 2025

Senate

DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · Mar 5, 2025

Senate

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · Mar 5, 2025

Assembly

SUBSTITUTED FOR A3392A · Mar 24, 2025

Assembly

ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.65 · Mar 24, 2025

Assembly

PASSED ASSEMBLY · Mar 24, 2025

Assembly

RETURNED TO SENATE · Mar 24, 2025

Assembly

DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Dec 8, 2025

Senate

SIGNED CHAP.673 · Dec 19, 2025

Senate

APPROVAL MEMO.54 · Dec 19, 2025

Senate

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Liz KruegerLea Webb

Recorded votes

Recorded voteSenate · 2025-03-05 · EXC 2, NAY 1, AYE 60
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-02-25 · AYEWR 1, AYE 18
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the New York legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.

Who is lobbying on this

Association of the Bar of the City of New York (The)via Association of the Bar of the City of New York (The)
1 filing
WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATION OF THE STATE OF NYvia MALKIN & ROSS, PLLC
1 filing
From 2 filings in New York State lobbying disclosures (COELIG), via data.ny.gov, naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Nothing on this page shows why any vote was cast. Recorded votes and lobbying filings are separate official records, self-reported by different parties, and neither explains the other.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by Governor (Dec 19, 2025).