Torres introduces River’s Law to ban swimming pools at residential daycares after tot’s deadly drowning

Rep. Ritchie Torres announced on Wednesday his new bill, dubbed “River’s Law,” which would prohibit in-home daycares from having swimming pools on their premises. 

The legislation was named in memory of River Wilson, the 20-month-old Castle Hill toddler who drowned at her daycare’s swimming pool on Aug. 1.