---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to prohibiting corporal punishment in schools"
description: "Prohibits the use of corporal punishment, as defined by the commissioner of education, in schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 5010"
citation: "New York A 5010 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charles Lavine"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-27"
last_action: "2023-10-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c175f874-e19a-4512-be42-32eb78103649"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A5010"
source_hash: "fa31caae9ffa35b7ac06fb0dbe18061b0962ef70d5f31c2bc377305206f0837b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 5010 (2023-2024) — Relates to prohibiting corporal punishment in schools

Prohibits the use of corporal punishment, as defined by the commissioner of education, in schools.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A5010** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A5010&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A5010A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A5010A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **61–1** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **148–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Charles Lavine — primary (person)
- Alex Bores — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Hevesi — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Kelles — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Burdick — cosponsor (person)
- David McDonough — cosponsor (person)
- David Weprin — cosponsor (person)
- Harvey Epstein — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrion Aubry — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas — cosponsor (person)
- Joe DeStefano — cosponsor (person)
- Karines Reyes — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Kenny Burgos — cosponsor (person)
- Manny De Los Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Nader Sayegh — cosponsor (person)
- Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Raga — cosponsor (person)
- Tony Simone — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-27** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** PRINT NUMBER 5010A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-29** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-17** REPORTED
- **2023-04-20** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.140
- **2023-04-26** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-04-26** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-04-26** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-06** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5261A
- **2023-06-06** 3RD READING CAL.1493
- **2023-06-06** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-06** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-10-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-10-25** SIGNED CHAP.551 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c175f874-e19a-4512-be42-32eb78103649`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).