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NY A 9614

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Prohibits the use of timeout boxes, closets or other secluded physical enclosures in schools in the state

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 9614 pass?

Not yet. NY A 9614 is in committee as of 2026-03-31 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-31): ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

What is NY A 9614 about?

Prohibits the use of timeout boxes, closets or other secluded physical enclosures for children in schools in the state; except for authorized limited use of timeout and physical restraint as prescribed in regulations.

Who sponsors NY A 9614?

Andrew Hevesi is the primary sponsor of NY A 9614, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Prohibits the use of timeout boxes, closets or other secluded physical enclosures for children in schools in the state; except for authorized limited use of timeout and physical restraint as prescribed in regulations.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-31 — ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Andrew Hevesiprimary
  • Michael Cashmancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-21

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-10

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-10

    PRINT NUMBER 9614A

    amendment-passage

  4. 2026-03-31

    ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A9614?summary=&detail=

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z

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