Requires social services districts to maintain a waiting list of families who have applied for child care assistance and data regarding the income of such…

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Requires social services districts to maintain a waiting list of families who have applied for child care assistance and data regarding the income of such families

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Latest action Dec 19, 2025

Requires each social services district to maintain a waiting list of eligible families who have applied for child care assistance; requires the local districts to report such list to the office of children and family services who shall then compile such reports and issue one report to the legislature annually; requires the social services districts to collect data regarding the income of families who have applied, were denied and received child care assistance and issue a report to the office of children and family services who shall then compile such reports and issue one report to the legislature annually.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A7145, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Social Services Law.

Committee

Children and Families · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Children And Families · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to create mandatory waiting lists for subsi- dized child day care and establish reporting of income levels for fami- lies applying for childcare subsidies.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 19, 2025Result: passed
(57) (3) (0) (3)
Vote: Committee vote · Children And Families
Senate Children And FamiliesJan 21, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Brian Kavanagh, John T. McDonald III and 4 more on Agora

Democratic6

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Roxanne J. Persaud says this is needed

Many low-income families rely on subsidized childcare to maintain employment and ensure financial security. The legislature and the Gover- nor work very hard every year to allocate adequate funding for childcare assistance in each year's budget. To advance this goal, an accurate estimate of the outstanding need in local districts for subsidized childcare is needed. By establishing mandatory waiting lists, the number of families, the length of time the family must wait for childcare assistance, and the income level of families receiving childcare assist- ance can be determined. This enables lawmakers to make informed deci- sions regarding who subsidies are reaching and whether current income eligibility requirements are appropriate.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Dec 19, 2025
Approval MEMO.57
APPROVAL MEMO.57
NY Senate
Dec 19, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.676
NY Senate
Dec 8, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
May 21, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.229
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.229
NY Assembly
May 21, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly

Show full history (11 earlier events)

May 21, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
May 21, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A7145
NY Assembly
May 20, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Mar 20, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
NY Assembly
Mar 19, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 19, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 19, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
NY Assembly
Jan 27, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Jan 22, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Jan 21, 2025
1ST Report CAL.130
1ST REPORT CAL.130
NY Senate
Jan 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
NY Senate

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