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NY A 194

in committee

Enacts the New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 194 pass?

Not yet. NY A 194 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 194 about?

Enacts the "New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act"; requires community school boards in the city of New York to authorize, where reasonable, the use of school grounds in the summer months for use by any steel pan music organization to practice for the Labor Day Parade (West Indian Carnival).

Who sponsors NY A 194?

Brian Cunningham is the primary sponsor of NY A 194, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Description

Enacts the "New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act"; requires community school boards in the city of New York to authorize, where reasonable, the use of school grounds in the summer months for use by any steel pan music organization to practice for the Labor Day Parade (West Indian Carnival).

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

  • Brian Cunninghamprimary
  • Monique Chandler-Watermancosponsor
  • Manny De Los Santoscosponsor
  • Chantel Jacksoncosponsor
  • Robert Smullencosponsor
  • Anil Beephan Jr.cosponsor
  • George Alvarezcosponsor
  • Eddie Gibbscosponsor
  • Scott H. Bendettcosponsor
  • Al Taylorcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 10696not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1717not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 6138

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A194?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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