Assembly Bill A41

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the consideration of gender affirming care in custody matters

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A41 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Add §75-n, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10717

2025-A41 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a court from granting, denying or deciding a petition for guardianship, custody or visitation solely on the allegation or basis that a parent or guardian is providing or facilitating the provision of gender affirming care to the subject child.

2025-A41 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    41
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to the consider-
   ation of gender affirming care in custody matters

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  domestic  relations  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 75-n to read as follows:
   § 75-N. CONSIDERATION OF PROVIDING GENDER AFFIRMING CARE. 1. THE COURT
 MAY NOT GRANT, DENY OR DECIDE A PETITION FOR  GUARDIANSHIP,  CUSTODY  OR
 VISITATION  SOLELY  ON THE ALLEGATION OR BASIS THAT A PARENT OR GUARDIAN
 IS PROVIDING OR FACILITATING THE PROVISION OF GENDER AFFIRMING  CARE  TO
 THE SUBJECT CHILD.
   2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "GENDER AFFIRMING CARE" MEANS CARE FOR THE
 SUBJECT CHILD WHICH ENCOMPASSES A RANGE OF SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, BEHAV-
 IORAL, AND MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND AFFIRM AN INDI-
 VIDUAL'S  GENDER  IDENTITY  WHEN  IT CONFLICTS WITH THE GENDER THEY WERE
 ASSIGNED AT BIRTH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00110-01-5

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