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NY S 5207

in committee

Establishes the guard our children act

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5207 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5207 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

What is NY S 5207 about?

Establishes a childcare program to provide active duty members of the New York national guard assistance in locating, selecting, and offsetting the cost of civilian childcare when on-base childcare is not available to such members.

Who sponsors NY S 5207?

Jessica Scarcella-Spanton is the primary sponsor of NY S 5207, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Establishes a childcare program to provide active duty members of the New York national guard assistance in locating, selecting, and offsetting the cost of civilian childcare when on-base childcare is not available to such members.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jessica Scarcella-Spantonprimary
  • Jake Ashbycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-19

    REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-28

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Vote

    2025-05-28 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • April Baskin: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 5828not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5207?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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