---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits the use of infant walkers in child care facilities; repealer"
description: "Prohibits the use of infant walkers in child care facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 9445"
citation: "New York A 9445 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Paulin"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-06"
last_action: "2026-02-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/78b143e7-0ded-4dba-85ac-c98773c04eff"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9445"
source_hash: "4c7a2d7eb9dd54b8cd8808eb49a5c3f17b6482cceba570a7485b41c82aeeb040"
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 9445 (2025-2026) — Prohibits the use of infant walkers in child care facilities; repealer

Prohibits the use of infant walkers in child care facilities.

## Version chain

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

1. **A9445** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9445&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **126–11** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **55–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Amy Paulin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-06** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-07** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-12** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-13** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-13** REPORTED
- **2026-01-13** RULES REPORT CAL.24
- **2026-01-13** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.24
- **2026-01-20** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2026-01-20** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2026-01-20** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-29** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8776
- **2026-01-29** 3RD READING CAL.70
- **2026-01-29** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2026-01-29** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2026-02-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2026-02-13** SIGNED CHAP.13 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/78b143e7-0ded-4dba-85ac-c98773c04eff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).