# New York S 1261: Allows for no fault separation

New York S 1261, Allows for no fault separation, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Liz Krueger (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-19 (APPROVAL MEMO.54) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 1261
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Allows for no fault separation
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-12-19, APPROVAL MEMO.54
- Sponsor: Liz Krueger (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: JUDICIARY
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (222 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Shorter divorce waits and no-fault separation: mixed, medium. In New York, the law cuts the wait for divorce under a qualifying separation order or agreement from one year to six months. Spouses must live apart for at least six months after the court grants the order or they sign the written agreement. The spouse seeking divorce must give satisfactory proof t…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Liz Krueger (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lea Webb (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-24 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 143 | 4 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 60 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | committee | Judiciary Committee Vote | pass | 19 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-12-19: APPROVAL MEMO.54 (Senate)
- 2025-12-19: SIGNED CHAP.673 (Senate)
- 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-03-24: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-03-24: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.65 (House)
- 2025-03-24: SUBSTITUTED FOR A3392A (House)
- 2025-03-05: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (House)
- 2025-03-05: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: 1ST REPORT CAL.367 (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: PRINT NUMBER 1261A (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2025-02-10: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1261A)
- Original, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1261)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1261A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1261)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S1261-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).