# New York S 6273: Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study on the number of children who are caregivers and how being a caregiver impacts their education

New York S 6273, Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study on the number of children who are caregivers and how being a caregiver impacts their education, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jamaal Bailey (Republican); status passed house, last action 2026-05-28 (RETURNED TO SENATE) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 6273
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study on the number of children who are caregivers and how being a caregiver impacts their education
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-07
- Last action: 2026-05-28, RETURNED TO SENATE
- Sponsor: Jamaal Bailey (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: EDUCATION, WAYS AND MEANS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (268 yes, 14 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jamaal Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Cooney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lea Webb (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rachel May (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Roxanne J. Persaud (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Samra Brouk (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-28 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 121 | 14 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | committee | Education Committee Vote | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 59 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | committee | Education Committee Vote | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2026-05-28: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-05-28: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2026-05-28: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.113 (House)
- 2026-05-28: SUBSTITUTED FOR A3595A (House)
- 2026-02-25: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2026-02-25: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: 1ST REPORT CAL.318 (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-01-07: DIED IN ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-16: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.779 (House)
- 2025-06-16: SUBSTITUTED FOR A3595A (House)
- 2025-06-12: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-06-12: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-04: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6273A (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: 1ST REPORT CAL.668 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2025-06-04: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6273A)
- Original, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6273)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6273A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6273)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S6273-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).