Provides training to staff members accepting registrations, issuing licenses or conducting inspections of child day care homes…

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Provides training to staff members accepting registrations, issuing licenses or conducting inspections of child day care homes, programs or facilities on the recognition of controlled substances

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Latest action Dec 12, 2025

Provides training to staff members accepting registrations, issuing licenses or conducting inspections of child day care homes, programs or facilities on the detection of controlled substances.

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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 A1382, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A1382, the matching Assembly bill.

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

To require all staff of children and family services and municipal staff employed to conduct inspections of child day care homes, programs, and facilities are trained to detect controlled substances during inspections.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 10, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A1382, the matching Assembly bill.
(58) (0) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJun 4, 2025Result: passed
(20) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Children And Families
Senate Children And FamiliesMay 29, 2025Result: passed
(6) (0) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Steve Rhoads and William Colton

Democratic1
Republican1

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Gustavo Rivera says this is needed

On September 15, 2023, a kilogram of fentanyl was found at a Bronx day care site after the owner of the daycare called 911 to report the four children in her care, all under the age of three, were unresponsive. One child was pronounced deceased at the hospital shortly thereafter, the other three children were hospitalized with serious injuries and given Narcan. Just a week prior, on September 6th, inspectors made an unannounced visit to the daycare to inspect the site. The inspector found the daycare center to be in full compliance with all laws and regulations and no violations were found. A few days following the horrific tragedy, the Commissioner of New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene stated, "One of the things my child care inspectors are not trained to do is look for fentanyl, but maybe we need to start." He explained further, "That has not been a part of our thinking for decades or years in doing this work." While inspectors in New York State have not historically been trained to look for controlled substances during inspections, it is critical to the safety of our most vulnerable that we start. This bill will amend the social services law to require inspectors of day care centers, programs, and facilities to be trained in the detection of controlled substances, assisting in the long term protection of our children and preventing devastating tragedies like this from happening again in the future.

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 12, 2025
Approval MEMO.14
APPROVAL MEMO.14
NY Assembly
Dec 12, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.619
NY Assembly
Dec 8, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Assembly
Jun 10, 2025
3RD Reading CAL.1538
3RD READING CAL.1538
NY Senate
Jun 10, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)

Jun 10, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR S6226
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1538
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1538
NY Senate
May 29, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Apr 1, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Apr 1, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Apr 1, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
NY Senate
Apr 1, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Apr 1, 2025
Rules Report CAL.122
RULES REPORT CAL.122
NY Assembly
Mar 6, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Jan 9, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
NY Assembly

About this record

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