Senate BillIntroduced
S 1994: Prohibits requiring parents or caretakers to earn a minimum wage to be eligible for child care assistance.
What S 1994 does, verified February 12, 2026
The bill aims to prohibit requiring parents or caretakers to earn a minimum wage to be eligible for child care assistance. It amends the Social Services Law to add a new subdivision that states there should be no minimum earnings requirement for eligible individuals to receive child care assistance. This change ensures that parents and caretakers who are otherwise eligible can receive assistance regardless of their income level. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE (2026-02-10)Alert me
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| Feb. 10, 2026 | REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | COMMITTED TO RULES |
| Jan. 28, 2025 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 14, 2025 · 191 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1994 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, CLEARE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ, JACKSON, MAY, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to prohibiting requiring parents or caretakers to earn a minimum wage to be eligible for child care assistance The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 410-w of the social services law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows: 3 11. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation to 4 the contrary, there shall be no minimum earnings requirement for parents 5 and caretakers who are otherwise eligible for child care assistance 6 pursuant to this section to receive such assistance. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02542-01-5
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