---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires the commissioner of education to establish uniform statewide protocols for diapering and toileting students in public schools"
description: "Requires the commissioner of education to establish uniform statewide protocols for diapering and toileting of students in public schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 9777"
citation: "New York A 9777 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael Benedetto"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-04-09"
last_action: "2024-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5128d4a8-9ea9-47e2-89fe-e6d069d8dd10"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A9777"
source_hash: "f4f5521daaf92fbfeb0661d5565618077fb2971e0bcf1bd6db1124c41976ab13"
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 9777 (2023-2024) — Requires the commissioner of education to establish uniform statewide protocols for diapering and toileting students in public schools

Requires the commissioner of education to establish uniform statewide protocols for diapering and toileting of students in public schools.

## Version chain

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

1. **A9777** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9777&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A9777A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A9777A)
3. **A9777B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A9777B)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael Benedetto — primary (person)
- Al Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Albert A. Stirpe — cosponsor (person)
- Alicia Hyndman — cosponsor (person)
- Angelo J. Morinello — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Woerner — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Lavine — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Burdick — cosponsor (person)
- Demond Meeks — cosponsor (person)
- Jen Lunsford — cosponsor (person)
- MaryJane Shimsky — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Slater — cosponsor (person)
- Nader Sayegh — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Hunter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-09** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-30** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-30** PRINT NUMBER 9777A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-08** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-16** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-16** PRINT NUMBER 9777B `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-28** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-30** REPORTED
- **2024-05-30** RULES REPORT CAL.274
- **2024-05-30** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.274
- **2024-05-30** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-05-30** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-05-30** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-04** SUBSTITUTED FOR S9147B
- **2024-06-04** 3RD READING CAL.1069
- **2024-06-04** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-04** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-09-20** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-09-27** SIGNED CHAP.361 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5128d4a8-9ea9-47e2-89fe-e6d069d8dd10`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).