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S 5257 NY
Passed Legislature

Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by certain businesses serving minors and prohibiting certain persons from owning such businesses

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 20, 2025

Latest action (May 29, 2026) RETURNED TO SENATE

Summary

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.

Sponsor (1)
4 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (30)
  1. Feb 20, 2025 REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION · upper
  2. Feb 21, 2025 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION · upper
  3. Feb 21, 2025 PRINT NUMBER 5257A · upper
  4. Jun 12, 2025 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
  5. Jun 12, 2025 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1982 · upper
  6. Jun 13, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
  7. Jun 13, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  8. Jun 13, 2025 REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT · lower
  9. Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
  10. Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
  11. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION · upper
  12. Jan 8, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION · upper
  13. Jan 8, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 5257B · upper
  14. Feb 25, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.414 · upper
  15. Feb 26, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  16. Mar 4, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  17. Mar 9, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
  18. Mar 9, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  19. Mar 9, 2026 REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT · lower
  20. May 12, 2026 RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY · upper
  21. May 12, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
  22. May 12, 2026 VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING · upper
  23. May 12, 2026 AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5257C · upper
  24. May 28, 2026 REPASSED SENATE · upper
  25. May 28, 2026 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  26. May 28, 2026 REFERRED TO CODES · lower
  27. May 29, 2026 SUBSTITUTED FOR A6568B · lower
  28. May 29, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.263 · lower
  29. May 29, 2026 PASSED ASSEMBLY · lower
  30. May 29, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower

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