Prohibits requiring parents or caretakers to earn a minimum wage or work a minimum number of hours to be eligible for child care assistance

Latest action Feb 10, 2026

Prohibits requiring parents or caretakers to earn a minimum wage to be eligible for child care assistance.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A2218, 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, Social Services · New York State Assembly, Social Services · New York State Senate, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Section 1. Amends subdivision 3 of section 410-w to allow social service districts to disallow rules or regulations by the Office of Children and Family Services to have a minimum earnings requirement to receive child care assistance. Section 2. Sets effective date

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Social Services
Senate Social ServicesFeb 10, 2026Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Social Services
Senate Social ServicesJan 22, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Alicia Hyndman, Cordell Cleare and 11 more on Agora

Democratic13

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Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Jessica Ramos says this is needed

In New York Regulations- Title 18. Department of Social Services, Part 415 Child Care Service-, exists rules limiting those who can receive assistance based on whether they are earning the minimum wage. Hundreds of thousands of workers in the gig economy or misclassified and earning less than the minimum wage could be disqualified by this regulation for childcare subsidies. Minimum hours worked requirements leave out New York's most needy workers from childcare subsidies. This legislation remedies that situation by eliminating the minimum wage requirements to receive childcare assistance in the form of subsidies.

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

Feb 10, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Jun 13, 2025
In committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
May 20, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly

Show full history (5 earlier events)

Jan 28, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Jan 27, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Jan 22, 2025
1ST Report CAL.137
1ST REPORT CAL.137
NY Senate
Jan 15, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
NY Assembly
Jan 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
NY Senate

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