New York A 6568: Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by certain businesses serving minors and prohibiting certain persons from owning such businesses

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A06568 Summary:

BILL NOA06568B

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SAME ASSAME AS S05257-C

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SPONSORBarrett

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COSPNSRBeephan, Lunsford, Cashman, Stirpe, Griffin

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §398-h, Gen Bus L

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Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by or volunteering at any business corporation, not-for-profit corporation, limited liability company, or limited partnership that regularly provides instructional, recreational or extracurricular services to minors, including but not limited to dance studios, gymnastic schools, martial arts academies, sports training facilities, music schools and performing arts schools, tutoring and academic enrichment centers; provides for enforcement and penalties; prohibits certain people from owning such businesses.

Go to top A06568 Actions:

BILL NOA06568B

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03/06/2025referred to economic development

01/06/2026amend and recommit to economic development

01/06/2026print number 6568a

01/07/2026referred to economic development

05/08/2026amend and recommit to economic development

05/08/2026print number 6568b

05/19/2026reported referred to codes

05/20/2026reported referred to rules

05/29/2026reported 

05/29/2026rules report cal.263

05/29/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.263

05/29/2026substituted by s5257c

&nbspS05257 AMEND=C HINCHEY

&nbsp02/20/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

&nbsp02/21/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

&nbsp02/21/2025PRINT NUMBER 5257A

&nbsp06/12/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/12/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1982

&nbsp06/13/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/13/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/13/2025referred to economic development

&nbsp01/07/2026died in assembly

&nbsp01/07/2026returned to senate

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

&nbsp01/08/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

&nbsp01/08/2026PRINT NUMBER 5257B

&nbsp02/25/20261ST REPORT CAL.414

&nbsp02/26/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp03/04/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp03/09/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp03/09/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp03/09/2026referred to economic development

&nbsp05/12/2026RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/12/2026returned to senate

&nbsp05/12/2026VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

&nbsp05/12/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5257C

&nbsp05/28/2026REPASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/28/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/28/2026referred to codes

&nbsp05/29/2026substituted for a6568b

&nbsp05/29/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.263

&nbsp05/29/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/29/2026returned to senate

Go to topA06568 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Chair:Stirpe 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:24/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes StirpeAyeFriendAye

MagnarelliAyeMorinelloAye

LupardoAyeLemondesAye

HyndmanAyeBrownAye

SternAyeBeephanAye

TapiaAyePirozzoloAye

LucasAyeBrook-KrasnyAye

CunninghamAyeBolognaAye

SimoneAye

ZaccaroAye

DaisAye

GriffinAye

TorresAye

HooksAye

LasherAbsent

KayAye

WrightExcused

KassayAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/20/2026AYE/NAY:18/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

PowersAyeReillyAye

LavineAyeMikulinExcused

WeprinAyeTannousisExcused

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

BoresExcused

ReyesAbsent

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

TaylorAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/29/2026AYE/NAY:26/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeBrabenecAye

DinowitzAyePalmesanoAye

ColtonAyeReillyAye

MagnarelliAyeSmithAye

PaulinAyeJensenAye

Peoples-StokesExcusedGandolfoAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicExcused

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorExcused

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA06568 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA06568 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6568--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 6, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT, BEEPHAN, LUNSFORD -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Economic Development -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said