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Senate Bill S8776

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of infant walkers in child care facilities; repealer

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2025-S8776 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9445
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §399-kk, Gen Bus L (as proposed in S.123 & A.268); add §390-o, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11376
2019-2020: A624
2021-2022: A564
2023-2024: A325

2025-S8776 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of infant walkers in child care facilities.

2025-S8776 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8776 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8776
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              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:
 
   Section 1. Section 399-kk of the general business law, as added  by  a
 chapter  of  the laws of 2025 amending the general business law relating
 to prohibiting the sale of infant walkers and  restricting  the  use  of
 such  infant  walkers  in  certain  settings, as proposed in legislative
 bills numbers S. 123 and A. 268, is REPEALED.
   § 2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section  390-o
 to read as follows:
   §  390-O. PROHIBIT THE USE OF INFANT WALKERS IN CHILD CARE FACILITIES.
 1.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) "INFANT WALKER" SHALL MEAN A MOBILE UNIT THAT ENABLES A  CHILD  TO
 MOVE  ON  A  HORIZONTAL  SURFACE  WHEN PROPELLED BY THE CHILD SITTING OR
 STANDING WITHIN THE WALKER.
   (B) "CHILD CARE FACILITY" SHALL MEAN ANY CHILD DAY  CARE  PROVIDER  AS
 DEFINED  IN  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  NINETY OF THIS TITLE OR CHILD CARE
 PROGRAM AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE FORTY-SEVEN OF THE NEW  YORK  CITY  HEALTH
 CODE  AS  AUTHORIZED BY SECTION FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT OF THE NEW YORK
 CITY CHARTER.
   2. (A) ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, NO  CHILD  CARE
 FACILITY SHALL USE OR HAVE ON THE PREMISES ANY INFANT WALKER.
   (B)  THE  OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, IN CONSULTATION WITH
 THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF  HEALTH  AND  MENTAL  HYGIENE,  SHALL
 NOTIFY  CHILD  CARE  FACILITIES OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION IN
 PLAIN, NON-TECHNICAL LANGUAGE. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN TO EVERY CHILD
 CARE FACILITY UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SECTION  OR  AS  SOON  AS
 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.

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