New York S 8776: Prohibits the use of infant walkers in child care facilities; repealer

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&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
S08776 Summary:

BILL NOS08776 

&nbsp

SAME ASSAME AS A09445

&nbsp

SPONSORCLEARE

&nbsp

COSPNSR

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

Rpld §399-kk, Gen Bus L (as proposed in S.123 & A.268); add §390-o, Soc Serv L

&nbsp

Prohibits the use of infant walkers in child care facilities.

Go to top S08776 Actions:

BILL NOS08776 

&nbsp

01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

01/20/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.70

01/29/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A9445

&nbspA09445 AMEND= Paulin

&nbsp01/06/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp01/12/2026reported referred to codes

&nbsp01/13/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp01/13/2026reported 

&nbsp01/13/2026rules report cal.24

&nbsp01/13/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.24

&nbsp01/20/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/20/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp01/20/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/29/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8776

&nbsp01/29/20263RD READING CAL.70

&nbsp01/29/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/29/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/13/2026delivered to governor

&nbsp02/13/2026signed chap.13

Go to topS08776 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topS08776 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topS08776 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8776

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to prohibiting the
 use of infant walkers in child care facilities; and to repeal section
 399-kk of the general business law relating 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. Section 399-kk of the general business law, as added by a
 2 chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the general business law relating
 3 to prohibiting the sale of infant walkers and restricting the use of
 4 such infant walkers in certain settings, as proposed in legislative
 5 bills numbers S. 123 and A. 268, is REPEALED.
 6 § 2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 390-o
 7 to read as follows:
 8 § 390-o. Prohibit the use of infant walkers in child care facilities.
 9 1. For the purposes of this section:
 10 (a) "Infant walker" shall mean a mobile unit that enables a child to
 11 move on a horizontal surface when propelled by the child sitting or
 12 standing within the walker.
 13 (b) "Child care facility" shall mean any child day care provider as
 14 defined in section three hundred ninety of this title or child care
 15 program as defined in article forty-seven of the New York city health
 16 code as authorized by section five hundred fifty-eight of the New York
 17 city charter.
 18 2. (a) On or after the effective date of this section, no child care
 19 facility shall use or have on the premises any infant walker.
 20 (b) The office of children and family services, in consultation with
 21 the city of New York department of health and mental hygiene, shall
 22 notify child care facilities of the provisions of this subdivision in
 23 plain, non-technical language. Such notice shall be given to every child
 24 care facility upon the effective date of this section or as soon as
 25 practicable thereafter, and such notice shall also be given to each

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00236-02-6

 S. 8776 2

 1 applicant for license or registration pursuant to section three hundred
 2 ninety of this title and each applicant for a permit pursuant to article
 3 forty-seven of the New York city health code.
 4 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
 5 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the general business
 6 law relating to prohibiting the sale of infant walkers and restricting
 7 the use of such infant walkers in certain settings, as proposed in
 8 legislative bills numbers S. 123 and A. 268, takes effect.

Go to top 

• 

 Sitemap 

 Request Information 

 Directions and Maps