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NY A 2125

in committee

Enacts the "fair college admissions act"

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 2125 pass?

Not yet. NY A 2125 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

What is NY A 2125 about?

Enacts the "fair college admissions act"; prohibits legacy admissions policies at colleges and universities in New York; declares such policies and practices to be discriminatory and inequitable.

Who sponsors NY A 2125?

Latrice Walker is the primary sponsor of NY A 2125, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Description

Enacts the "fair college admissions act"; prohibits legacy admissions policies at colleges and universities in New York; declares such policies and practices to be discriminatory and inequitable.

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

  • Latrice Walkerprimary
  • Jonathan Riveracosponsor
  • Phara Souffrant Forrestcosponsor
  • Sarahana Shresthacosponsor
  • Zohran Mamdanicosponsor
  • Philip Ramoscosponsor
  • Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyncosponsor
  • Karines Reyescosponsor
  • Rebecca Seawrightcosponsor
  • Jeffrey Dinowitzcosponsor
  • Brian Cunninghamcosponsor
  • Steven Ragacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-15

    REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 9505not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1423not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 2237

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A2125?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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