NY S 553

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Relates to observance of all religious holidays by institutions within the state university and the city university of New York, and includes the Asian Lunar New Year within the definition of such holidays

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Relates to observance of all religious holidays by institutions within the state university and the city university of New York; includes the Asian Lunar New Year within the definition of such holidays.

Introduced: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-03-17 — REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

2025-01-08
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
referral-committee
2025-02-03
1ST REPORT CAL.224
2025-02-04
2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-02-05
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2025-02-26
PASSED SENATE
passage
2025-02-26
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2025-02-26
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
referral-committee
2026-01-07
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
2026-01-07
RETURNED TO SENATE
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
referral-committee
2026-03-10
1ST REPORT CAL.516
2026-03-11
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-03-12
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-03-17
PASSED SENATE
passage
2026-03-17
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-03-17
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
referral-committee

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Votes

Higher Education Vote
2025-02-03 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Joseph A. Griffo: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Dean Murray: yes
- Peter Oberacker: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
Floor Vote
2025-02-26 · pass · 61-0
Member-level votes (63)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
- Jake Ashby: yes
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- April Baskin: yes
- George Borrello: yes
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Samra Brouk: yes
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
- Stephen T. Chan: yes
- Cordell Cleare: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Simcha Felder: yes
- Nathalia Fernandez: yes
- Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
- Michael Gianaris: yes
- Kristen Gonzalez: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Joseph A. Griffo: yes
- Pete Harckham: yes
- Pamela Helming: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: yes
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- Liz Krueger: yes
- Andrew J. Lanza: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Monica Martinez: yes
- Jack M. Martins: yes
- Mario Mattera: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Dean Murray: yes
- Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
- Peter Oberacker: yes
- Robert Ortt: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Steve Rhoads: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Robert Rolison: yes
- Christopher Ryan: yes
- Sean Ryan: yes
- Julia Salazar: yes
- James Sanders Jr.: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- José M. Serrano: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Dan Stec: yes
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
- James Tedisco: yes
- Mark Walczyk: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- William Weber: yes
- Alexis Weik: yes
- Leroy Comrie: excused
- Zellnor Myrie: excused
Higher Education Vote
2026-03-10 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Joseph A. Griffo: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Dean Murray: yes
- Peter Oberacker: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
Floor Vote
2026-03-17 · pass · 62-0
Member-level votes (63)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
- Jake Ashby: yes
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- April Baskin: yes
- George Borrello: yes
- Erik Bottcher: yes
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
- Stephen T. Chan: yes
- Cordell Cleare: yes
- Leroy Comrie: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Nathalia Fernandez: yes
- Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
- Michael Gianaris: yes
- Kristen Gonzalez: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Joseph A. Griffo: yes
- Pete Harckham: yes
- Pamela Helming: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- Liz Krueger: yes
- Andrew J. Lanza: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Monica Martinez: yes
- Jack M. Martins: yes
- Mario Mattera: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Dean Murray: yes
- Zellnor Myrie: yes
- Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
- Peter Oberacker: yes
- Robert Ortt: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Steve Rhoads: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Robert Rolison: yes
- Christopher Ryan: yes
- Julia Salazar: yes
- James Sanders Jr.: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- José M. Serrano: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Dan Stec: yes
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
- Sam Sutton: yes
- James Tedisco: yes
- Mark Walczyk: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- William Weber: yes
- Alexis Weik: yes
- Jeremy Zellner: yes
- Samra Brouk: excused

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