New York A 268: Relates to prohibiting the sale of infant walkers and restricting the use of such infant walkers in certain settings

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A00268 Summary:

BILL NOA00268 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00123

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRMcDonough, Seawright, Dinowitz, Weprin, Simon

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §399-kk, Gen Bus L

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Prohibits the sale of infant walkers; restricts the use of such infant walkers in certain settings.

Go to top A00268 Actions:

BILL NOA00268 

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01/08/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

04/28/2025reported referred to codes

05/20/2025reported referred to rules

05/21/2025reported 

05/21/2025rules report cal.196

05/21/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.196

05/21/2025substituted by s123

&nbspS00123 AMEND= CLEARE

&nbsp01/08/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

&nbsp01/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.202

&nbsp02/03/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp02/04/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp03/10/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp03/10/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp03/10/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp05/21/2025substituted for a268

&nbsp05/21/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.196

&nbsp06/10/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/10/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/12/2025SIGNED CHAP.629

&nbsp12/12/2025APPROVAL MEMO.20

Go to topA00268 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION Chair:Rozic 
DATE:04/28/2025AYE/NAY:14/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes RozicAyeMikulinAye

FallAyeMillerAye

GallagherAyeBlumencranzAye

RajkumarAyeDursoAye

ForrestAyeBolognaAye

BoresAye

LeeAye

AlvarezExcused

CunninghamAye

TorresExcused

CarrollAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:17/3 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookAyeReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAbsent

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezExcused

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/21/2025AYE/NAY:20/9 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayNay

PretlowAyeHawleyNay

CookAyeBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeRaNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

ColtonAyePalmesanoNay

MagnarelliAyeReillyNay

PaulinExcusedSmithNay

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenNay

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA00268 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA00268 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 268

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, McDONOUGH, SEAWRIGHT, DINOWITZ, WEPRIN,
 SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs
 and Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
 sale of infant walkers and restricting the use of such infant walkers
 in certain settings

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 2 399-kk to read as follows:
 3 § 399-kk. Prohibit the sale of infant walkers and restrict use of such
 4 walkers in certain settings. 1. For the purposes of this section:
 5 (a) "Infant walker" shall mean a fully enclosed mobile unit with a
 6 seated area and wheeled based that enables a child to move on a horizon-
 7 tal surface when propelled by such child while seated or standing within
 8 the enclosed unit.
 9 (b) "Distributor" shall mean any person who delivers to a person other
 10 than purchaser, for the purpose of retail sale.
 11 (c) "Manufacturer" shall mean any person who makes and places into the
 12 stream of commerce an infant walker as defined by this section.
 13 (d) "Retailer" shall have the same meaning as set forth in subdivision
 14 eleven of section four hundred ninety-a of this chapter.
 15 (e) "Secondhand dealer" shall have the same meaning as set forth in
 16 subdivision six of section four hundred ninety-a of this chapter.
 17 (f) "Child care facility" shall mean any child day care provider as
 18 defined in section three hundred ninety of the social services law or
 19 child care program as defined in article f