---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to placement of former foster care youth during a certain state of emergency"
description: "Relates to placement of former foster care youth during a certain state of emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 1255"
citation: "New York A 1255 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HEVESI"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-07"
last_action: "2021-02-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8cd6181-a8f0-491d-850a-82ed65fd148e"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A1255"
source_hash: "e3294dc8b6a2ae036501fb90c7faafa8f471820a02129ceec93b333d7007ecd6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 1255 (2021-2022) — Relates to placement of former foster care youth during a certain state of emergency

Relates to placement of former foster care youth during a certain state of emergency.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A1255** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A1255&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **150–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HEVESI — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-07** REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** REPORTED
- **2021-01-14** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.23
- **2021-01-25** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-01-25** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-01-25** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2075
- **2021-02-09** 3RD READING CAL.138
- **2021-02-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-02-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-02-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-16** SIGNED CHAP.34 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8cd6181-a8f0-491d-850a-82ed65fd148e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).