# New York S 1926: 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 S 1926, 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 Senate bill sponsored by Roxanne J. Persaud (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-19 (APPROVAL MEMO.57) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 1926
- 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: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-12-19, APPROVAL MEMO.57
- Sponsor: Roxanne J. Persaud (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (207 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New tracking for families seeking child care: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, New York social services districts must track eligible families who applied for child care assistance but have not received it. Waiting lists must record request and assistance dates, children’s ages, and family totals on the first day of each month. Districts must send a…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Roxanne J. Persaud (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian Kavanagh (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lea Webb (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Luis R. Sepúlveda (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-21 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 143 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 57 | 3 |   |
| 2025-01-21 | committee | Children And Families Committee Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-12-19: APPROVAL MEMO.57 (Senate)
- 2025-12-19: SIGNED CHAP.676 (Senate)
- 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-05-21: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-05-21: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.229 (House)
- 2025-05-21: SUBSTITUTED FOR A7145 (House)
- 2025-03-19: REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (House)
- 2025-03-19: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: 1ST REPORT CAL.130 (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1926)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1926)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S1926-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).