Allows child day care providers an extension of time to make necessary changes or accommodations to their facility to meet licensing requirements
Summary
Allows child day care providers an extension of time of the original 90 day period to make necessary changes or accommodations to their facility to meet licensing requirements; grants the office of children and family services authority to grant additional extensions of time, if necessary.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Last action Feb 24, 2026
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What changed between versions
A6078
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A6078A
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5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to remove provisions that would have exempted child day care grant awards from taxation, focusing instead on extending time for day care providers to make facility changes needed to meet licensing requirements. This change narrows the bill's scope from both tax and licensing issues to only licensing-related accommodations.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from covering both tax exemptions and licensing extensions to only licensing extensions for child day care providers.
FISCAL
Removed Section 1 which would have exempted child day care grant awards from taxation under the social services law.
Removed Section 2 which would have exempted child day care grant awards from taxation under the tax law.
SCOPE
The act title was changed to remove reference to tax law amendments, now focusing only on social services law amendments.
REQUIREMENT
Added language allowing the office of children and family services to extend the 90-day licensing period for providers needing facility changes, with authority to grant additional extensions as needed.
TIMELINE
Removed Section 4 which stated the act would take effect immediately, replacing it with Section 2 containing the same language.
Floor votes · Assembly May 21, 2025
How they voted
145–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 152
May 21, 2025
D
Democratic105
94% Yea
R
Republican47
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 21, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
upper
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 20, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6078A
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Pamela Hunter
DDemocratic
Co
Marianne Buttenschon
DDemocratic
Co
Scott Bendett
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Stefani Zinerman
DDemocratic
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