---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to name changes of children"
description: "Authorizes an application to be made in family court for the name change of a child under eighteen as part of a pending, related proceeding; makes related provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 10198"
citation: "New York A 10198 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-05-10"
last_action: "2024-12-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6dcfae14-8004-45d0-aa98-7dca379bb1d5"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A10198"
source_hash: "052c4523ec57086f18a7a5164343d0f5e786f425b6372fa43c60ab4956b00e9b"
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 10198 (2023-2024) — Relates to name changes of children

Authorizes an application to be made in family court for the name change of a child under eighteen as part of a pending, related proceeding; makes related provisions.

## Version chain

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

1. **A10198** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A10198&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **141–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rules Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-05-10** REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-14** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-20** REPORTED
- **2024-05-20** RULES REPORT CAL.84
- **2024-05-20** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.84
- **2024-05-20** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-05-20** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-05-20** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-05** SUBSTITUTED FOR S9424
- **2024-06-05** 3RD READING CAL.1533
- **2024-06-05** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-05** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-12-02** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-13** SIGNED CHAP.568 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6dcfae14-8004-45d0-aa98-7dca379bb1d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).