New York 2025 Session Status: Passed Senate

S5257 — Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by certain businesses serving minors and prohibiting certain persons from owning such businesses

Last action — Passed Assembly

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 20, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Assembly.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

The bill requires background checks for employees and volunteers at businesses serving minors.

This legislation mandates background checks for individuals working at or volunteering for businesses that offer services to minors, such as dance studios and tutoring centers. It also bars certain individuals from owning these businesses.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This could impact workers in these sectors, as they will need to meet the background check requirements to be employed or volunteer.
  • Families: This means families can expect that individuals working with their children in certain programs will have undergone background checks.
  • Small Business: Small businesses providing services to minors will need to comply with the new background check requirements and associated regulations.

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. RETURNED TO SENATE

  2. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  3. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.263

  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR A6568B

  5. REFERRED TO CODES

  6. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. REPASSED SENATE

  8. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5257C

  9. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

  10. RETURNED TO SENATE

  11. RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

  12. REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  13. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  14. PASSED SENATE

  15. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  16. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  17. 1ST REPORT CAL.414

  18. PRINT NUMBER 5257B

  19. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

  20. REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

  21. RETURNED TO SENATE

  22. DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  23. REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  24. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  25. PASSED SENATE

  26. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1982

  27. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

  28. PRINT NUMBER 5257A

  29. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

  30. REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S5257 do?
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.
Who sponsors S5257?
S5257 is sponsored by Michelle Hinchey.
What is the current status of S5257?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 20, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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