Requires epinephrine devices for anaphylaxis and staff trained to use them at child day care centers
Summary
Requires child day care centers to have epinephrine devices and staff trained to use them on site in case of anaphylaxis or other severe allergic reaction.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced Nov 7, 2025
Last action Jun 3, 2026
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What changed between versions
A9245
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5 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended to reorganize the text for clarity and add a new requirement for child day care providers to maintain an incident log. The amendment also clarifies that the Office of Children and Family Services must provide information on how providers can obtain free epinephrine devices and updates the effective date of the law to 180 days after enactment.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on child day care centers, but the specific administrative requirements for those centers were expanded.
REQUIREMENT
Added a new requirement for child day care providers to maintain an incident log detailing allergy-related illnesses, accidents, injuries, and epinephrine administrations.
Added a mandate for the Office of Children and Family Services to provide child day care providers with information on how to obtain free epinephrine devices through existing programs.
DEFINITION
Clarified the definition of an 'epinephrine device' to ensure it matches the existing definition in the Public Health Law.
TIMELINE
Extended the effective date of the act from 90 days to 180 days after it becomes law.
TECHNICAL
Reorganized the bill's text structure and removed redundant training requirements that were previously embedded in the main paragraph.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2026 · Assembly Jun 3, 2026
How they voted
60–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 3, 2026
D
Democratic41
95% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Jun 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 3, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 3, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 27, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 9245A
lower
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
Nov 7, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Linda Rosenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Al Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Angelo Santabarbara
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Burdick
DDemocratic/Independence/Working Families
Co
Jen Lunsford
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Judy Griffin
DDemocratic
Co
Marianne Buttenschon
DDemocratic
Co
MaryJane Shimsky
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Phil Steck
DDemocratic
Co
Steve Otis
DDemocratic
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