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NY A 2248

in committee

Enacts the college textbook affordability act

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 2248 pass?

Not yet. NY A 2248 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 2248 about?

Enacts the college textbook affordability act; establishes the New York state open education resources council and the New York state open source digital library; authorizes SUNY campuses and community colleges to adopt open educational resources adoption incentive program campus plans and apply for grants to implement such plans; provides that settlements with the office of the attorney general shall be used to provide assistance to the state university of New York for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this act.

Who sponsors NY A 2248?

Angelo Santabarbara is the primary sponsor of NY A 2248, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Enacts the college textbook affordability act; establishes the New York state open education resources council and the New York state open source digital library; authorizes SUNY campuses and community colleges to adopt open educational resources adoption incentive program campus plans and apply for grants to implement such plans; provides that settlements with the office of the attorney general shall be used to provide assistance to the state university of New York for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this act.

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

  • Angelo Santabarbaraprimary
  • William Coltoncosponsor
  • Joe DeStefanocosponsor

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

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 8296not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2961not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2676not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2771not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A2248?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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