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NY A 1544

in committee

Relates to the frequency and implementation of lock-down drills in schools

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 1544 pass?

Not yet. NY A 1544 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO EDUCATION

What is NY A 1544 about?

Decreases the frequency of lock-down drills in schools; directs that such drills shall be implemented with a trauma-informed approach; permits parents to opt their children out of such drills.

Who sponsors NY A 1544?

Jo Anne Simon is the primary sponsor of NY A 1544, joined by 21 cosponsors.

Description

Decreases the frequency of lock-down drills in schools; directs that such drills shall be implemented with a trauma-informed approach; permits parents to opt their children out of such drills.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Jo Anne Simonprimary
  • Harvey Epsteincosponsor
  • Jessica Gonzalez-Rojascosponsor
  • Brian Cunninghamcosponsor
  • Latrice Walkercosponsor
  • George Alvarezcosponsor
  • John Zaccaro Jr.cosponsor
  • Maritza Davilacosponsor
  • Karines Reyescosponsor
  • MaryJane Shimskycosponsor
  • Tony Simonecosponsor
  • Chris Burdickcosponsor
  • Nader Sayeghcosponsor
  • Linda Rosenthalcosponsor
  • Steven Ragacosponsor
  • Phil Steckcosponsor
  • Demond Meekscosponsor
  • Nily Roziccosponsor
  • Steve Sterncosponsor
  • Dana Levenbergcosponsor
  • Anna Kellescosponsor
  • Robert C. Carrollcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-10

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 6665not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 2498

Official source

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z

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