# New York 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

New York 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, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Andrew Hevesi (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-19 (SIGNED CHAP.644) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York A 612
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: 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
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-12-19, SIGNED CHAP.644
- Sponsor: Andrew Hevesi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (205 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Day care staffing rules gain flexibility: mixed, low. Effective immediately upon enactment, New York's Office of Children and Family Services must set minimum child care standards through regulations. These cover licensed and registered family and group family day care homes, school-age programs, and day care centers. Staff-to-child ratios no longer h…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Andrew Hevesi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Maher (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher Eachus (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Demond Meeks (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Harvey Epstein (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jen Lunsford (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karl Brabenec (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Slater (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-11 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 147 | 2 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-12-19: SIGNED CHAP.644 (House)
- 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House)
- 2025-06-11: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: 3RD READING CAL.1794 (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: SUBSTITUTED FOR S278 (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-03-25: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-02-27: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.26 (House)
- 2025-02-25: REPORTED (House)
- 2025-01-08: REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (House)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-01-06: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A612)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A612)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A612-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).