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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 5257: Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by certain businesses serving minors and prohibiting certain persons from owning such businesses

Passed both chambers 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

S 5257 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by certain businesses serving minors and prohibiting certain persons from owning such businesses. Primary sponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2026): RETURNED TO SENATE.

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.

Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by or volunteering at any business corporation, not-for-profit corporation, limited liability company, or limited partnership that regularly provides instructional, recreational or extracurricular services to minors, including but not limited to dance studios, gymnastic schools, martial arts academies, sports training facilities, music schools and performing arts schools, tutoring and academic enrichment centers; provides for enforcement and penalties; prohibits certain people from owning such businesses.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle HincheyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Chris RyanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate50

“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. RETURNED TO SENATE
  2. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  3. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.263
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR A6568B
  5. REFERRED TO CODES
  6. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  7. REPASSED SENATE
  8. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5257C
  9. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
  10. RETURNED TO SENATE
  11. RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
  12. REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Showing 12 most recent of 30 actions. Full history

Sources

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