New York Assembly Bill A10409

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 3/3/26
• Refer: 3/3/26
• Report Pass: 5/5/26
• Refer: 5/5/26
• Report Pass: 5/12/26
• Refer: 5/12/26

Caption

Excludes child day care providers from restrictions on receiving financial assistance from industrial development agencies

Summary

A10409 would amend the General Municipal Law to create a narrow exception allowing industrial development agencies (IDAs) to provide financial assistance for projects whose sole purpose is the construction, reconstruction, acquisition, or improvement of a child day care center. Under current law, IDA assistance is generally restricted for certain types of projects; this bill carves out child day care centers from those restrictions. The bill ties the definition of child day care center to the Social Services Law. The measure is temporary and would take effect immediately, but only through December 31, 2028, when it would automatically expire and be deemed repealed. As written, it would affect local economic development financing rules and could make it easier for daycare facilities to access IDA-backed support for building or upgrading facilities.

Impact

The bill would modify section 862 of the General Municipal Law by adding a new exception to the prohibition on IDA financial assistance for certain projects. In practical terms, it would expand the range of eligible projects for industrial development agency support to include child day care centers, potentially benefiting daycare operators, developers, and local governments seeking to increase childcare capacity. Because the change is temporary, the statutory impact would be limited to the period ending December 31, 2028 unless renewed.

Sentiment

The available voting history suggests generally favorable sentiment toward the bill. It passed the Assembly Local Governments Committee by 15-5 and then the Assembly Ways and Means Committee unanimously, 31-0, indicating broad support as it advanced through committee. No committee transcript is available, but the vote pattern points to a positive reception overall.

Contention

The main point of contention appears to be whether child day care centers should receive the same kind of industrial development agency financial assistance that is otherwise restricted for other projects. The 15-5 committee vote in Local Governments suggests some members may have questioned the policy or the scope of the exception, while the later unanimous Ways and Means vote indicates those concerns were not enough to block advancement. Likely issues include the appropriate use of IDA resources, the temporary nature of the carveout, and whether the bill could set a precedent for additional exemptions.