# New York A 9506: Requires social services districts to maintain a waiting list of families who have applied for child care assistance and data regarding the income of such families New York A 9506, Requires social services districts to maintain a waiting list of families who have applied for child care assistance and data regarding the income of such families, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Latrice Walker (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-02-13 (SIGNED CHAP.32) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A9506-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New York A 9506 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Requires social services districts to maintain a waiting list of families who have applied for child care assistance and data regarding the income of such families - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-08 - Last action: 2026-02-13, SIGNED CHAP.32 - Sponsor: Latrice Walker (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, RULES - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (191 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Child care waitlists and public data: benefit, low. Districts must keep a waitlist for families denied child care help only because funds ran out. The list records when you asked for help, when a decision was made, your child’s age, and whether you are new or recertifying. Districts also collect yearly counts of denied, waitlisted, and served famili… - More child care data reporting: benefit, low. Districts must collect and send child care assistance data to the state Office of Children and Family Services, in the form and on the schedule the Office sets. The state uses the data to meet federal reporting rules. This is administrative and does not change who gets help or how much families rec… - When waitlist rules start, no backdating: mixed, low. This law takes effect on the same date as a related 2025 child care waitlist law. It gives clear notice of when the new rules start. Districts do not have to keep waitlists or collect the new applicant data for people who applied before that start date. This sets timing and limits backdated records… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Latrice Walker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Noah Burroughs (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Paula Kay (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-01-29 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 54 | 2 | | | 2026-01-20 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 137 | 0 | | ## Actions (14) - 2026-02-13: SIGNED CHAP.32 (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.92 (Senate) - 2026-01-29: SUBSTITUTED FOR S8819 (Senate) - 2026-01-20: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate) - 2026-01-20: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House) - 2026-01-20: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2026-01-12: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.17 (House) - 2026-01-12: RULES REPORT CAL.17 (House) - 2026-01-12: REPORTED (House) - 2026-01-12: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House) - 2026-01-08: REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (House) ## Bill text - Original, 2026-01-08: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A9506) ## Related bills - S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer (signed) - S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors (signed) - A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors (signed) - A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses (signed) - A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness (signed) - A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed) ## Sources - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A9506) ## Related - [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025) - [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025) - [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025) - [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025) - [A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10343-2025) - [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) - [New York bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york/bills) - [New York state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A9506-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).