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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 612: Relates to the appropriate staff/child ratios for family day care homes, group family day care homes, school age day care programs and day care centers

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 612 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the appropriate staff/child ratios for family day care homes, group family day care homes, school age day care programs and day care centers. Primary sponsor: Andrew Hevesi (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 19, 2025): SIGNED CHAP.644.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Removes certain requirements on what the office of children and family services can determine to be an appropriate staff/child ratios for family day care homes, group family day care homes, school age day care programs and day care centers.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 2 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew HevesiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Karl BrabenecCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Chris EachusCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Brian MaherCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse101
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Matt SlaterCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse94

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. SIGNED CHAP.644
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  3. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  4. PASSED SENATE
  5. 3RD READING CAL.1794
  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR S278
  7. REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
  8. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  9. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  10. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.26
  11. REPORTED
  12. REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source