Relates to foreign adoptions
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Relates to foreign adoptions” Read the full text
Senate
What it does
Removes the 18 year old age limitation for the adoption of a foreign-born person.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
REFERRED TO RULES · Jan 8, 2026
Senate
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.11 · Jan 12, 2026
Senate
PASSED SENATE · Jan 29, 2026
Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · Jan 29, 2026
Senate
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · Jan 29, 2026
Assembly
SUBSTITUTED FOR A9498 · Feb 11, 2026
Assembly
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.78 · Feb 11, 2026
Assembly
PASSED ASSEMBLY · Feb 11, 2026
Assembly
RETURNED TO SENATE · Feb 11, 2026
Assembly
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Feb 13, 2026
Senate
SIGNED CHAP.39 · Feb 13, 2026
Senate
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Gustavo Rivera
Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-01-29 · EXC 5, AYE 56
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-01-12 · AYEWR 3, AYE 17
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.
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