# New York A 9483: Provides guidance to certain children and family services and municipal staff on the identification of circumstances that may indicate the presence of controlled substances and referrals to law enforcement

New York A 9483, Provides guidance to certain children and family services and municipal staff on the identification of circumstances that may indicate the presence of controlled substances and referrals to law enforcement, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Amy Paulin (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-02-13 (SIGNED CHAP.27) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York A 9483
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Provides guidance to certain children and family services and municipal staff on the identification of circumstances that may indicate the presence of controlled substances and referrals to law enforcement
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-02-13, SIGNED CHAP.27
- Sponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, RULES, SOCIAL SERVICES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (193 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Drug-warning training for child-care oversight staff: benefit, low. The law updates training for state children-and-family-services staff and municipal staff who register, license, or inspect child-care settings. Training must cover signs that controlled substances may be present and referrals to law enforcement. This replaces the earlier requirement to recognize t…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 56 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 137 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-02-13: SIGNED CHAP.27 (House)
- 2026-02-13: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House)
- 2026-01-29: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: 3RD READING CAL.69 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: SUBSTITUTED FOR S8775 (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-01-20: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2026-01-12: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.14 (House)
- 2026-01-12: RULES REPORT CAL.14 (House)
- 2026-01-12: REPORTED (House)
- 2026-01-12: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House)
- 2026-01-07: REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (House)

## Bill text

- Original, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A9483)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A9483)

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- [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025)
- [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025)
- [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025)
- [S 9968: Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9968-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A9483-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).