New York S 5257: Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by certain businesses serving minors and prohibiting certain persons from owning such businesses
Status: RETURNED TO SENATE (as of 2026-05-29)
State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 5257
Sponsors: Michelle Hinchey, Christopher Ryan, Dean Murray, Robert Rolison, Steve Rhoads
Bill Text
Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly • • • • • • • • Skip to main content New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie --> --> --> • Assembly Members • Legislative Info • Public Hearings • Speaker's Press • Assembly Reports • Committees & More • Bill Search Home • Laws • Legislative Calendar • Public Hearing Schedule • Assembly Calendars • Assembly Committee Agenda Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. Bill No.: • Summary • Actions • Committee Votes • Floor Votes • Memo • Text • LFIN • Chamber Video/Transcript S05257 Summary: BILL NOS05257C   SAME ASSAME AS A06568-B   SPONSORHINCHEY   COSPNSRMURRAY, RHOADS, ROLISON, RYAN C   MLTSPNSR   Add §398-h, Gen Bus L   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 S05257 Actions: BILL NOS05257C   02/20/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION 02/21/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION 02/21/2025PRINT NUMBER 5257A 06/12/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES 06/12/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1982 06/13/2025PASSED SENATE 06/13/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY 06/13/2025referred to economic development 01/07/2026died in assembly 01/07/2026returned to senate 01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION 01/08/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION 01/08/2026PRINT NUMBER 5257B 02/25/20261ST REPORT CAL.414 02/26/20262ND REPORT CAL. 03/04/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 03/09/2026PASSED SENATE 03/09/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY 03/09/2026referred to economic development 05/12/2026RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY 05/12/2026returned to senate 05/12/2026VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING 05/12/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5257C 05/28/2026REPASSED SENATE 05/28/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY 05/28/2026referred to codes 05/29/2026substituted for a6568b 05/29/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.263 05/29/2026passed assembly 05/29/2026returned to senate Go to topS05257 Committee Votes: Go to topS05257 Floor Votes: DATE:05/29/2026Assembly Vote YEA/NAY: 128/0Yes Alvarez Yes Carroll P Yes Friend Yes Lemondes Yes Pheffer Amato Yes Slater Yes ‡ Anderson Yes Carroll RC Yes Gallagher Yes Levenberg Yes Pirozzolo Yes Smith Yes Angelino Yes Cashman Yes Gallahan Yes Lucas ER Powers Yes Smullen Yes Bailey ER Chandler-Waterm Yes Gandolfo Yes Lunsford Yes Pretlow Yes Solages ER Barclay Yes Chang Yes Gibbs Yes Lupardo Yes Ra Yes ‡ Steck Yes Barrett Yes Chludzinski Yes Giglio Yes Magnarelli ER Raga Yes Stern Yes Beephan Yes Clark Yes Glick ER Maher Yes Rajkumar Yes Stirpe Yes Bendett Yes Colton ER Gonzalez-Rojas Yes Manktelow ER Ramos Yes Tague Yes Benedetto Yes Conrad ER Gray Yes McDonald Yes Reilly Yes Tannousis ER Berger ER Cook Yes Griffin ER McDonough Yes Reyes ER Tapia Yes Bichotte Hermel Yes Cruz Yes Hawley Yes McMahon Yes ‡ Rivera ER Taylor Yes Blankenbush Yes Cunningham Yes Hevesi Yes Meeks Yes Romero Yes Torres Yes Blumencranz Yes Dais Yes Hooks Yes ‡ Mikulin Yes Rosenthal ER Valdez Yes Bologna Yes Davila Yes Hunter Yes Miller Yes ‡ Rozic Yes Vanel ER Bores Yes De Los Santos Yes Hyndman Yes Mitaynes Yes Santabarbara Yes Walker Yes Brabenec Yes DeStefano Yes Jackson Yes Molitor Yes Sayegh Yes Walsh Yes Braunstein ER Dilan Yes Jacobson ER Moreno Yes Schiavoni Yes Weprin Yes Bronson Yes Dinowitz Yes Jensen Yes Morinello Yes Seawright Yes Wieder Yes Brook-Krasny Yes ‡ DiPietro Yes Kassay Yes Norber Yes Sempolinski Yes Williams Yes Brown EA Yes Durso Yes Kay Yes Novakhov Yes Septimo Yes Woerner Yes Brown K Yes Eachus Yes Kelles Yes O'Pharrow Yes Shimsky ER Wright Yes Burdick Yes Eichenstein Yes ‡ Kim Yes Otis Yes Shrestha Yes Yeger Yes ‡ Burke Yes Fall ER Lasher Yes Palmesano Yes ‡ Simon ER Zaccaro Yes Burroughs Yes Fitzpatrick Yes Lavine Yes Paulin
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