# New York S 8755: Relates to foreign adoptions

New York S 8755, Relates to foreign adoptions, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Gustavo Rivera (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-02-13 (SIGNED CHAP.39) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 8755
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relates to foreign adoptions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Last action: 2026-02-13, SIGNED CHAP.39
- Sponsor: Gustavo Rivera (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: RULES, JUDICIARY
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (218 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New York birth certificates for foreign adoptees: benefit, high. New York now files birth certificates for eligible foreign-born adoptees of any age, removing the former over-18 age limit. The adoption’s finalization or legal recognition must be reported to the state Health Commissioner. No other birth certificate or birth record can be on file outside the birth…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gustavo Rivera (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 142 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 56 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-12 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 20 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-02-13: SIGNED CHAP.39 (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-02-11: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2026-02-11: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.78 (House)
- 2026-02-11: SUBSTITUTED FOR A9498 (House)
- 2026-01-29: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (House)
- 2026-01-29: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.11 (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2026-01-08: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8755)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8755)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8755-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).