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NY A 591

in committee

Requires kindergarten instruction for Rockland and Westchester counties for minors who are five years of age on or before December first

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 591 pass?

Not yet. NY A 591 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 591 about?

Requires kindergarten instruction for Rockland and Westchester counties for minors who are five years of age on or before December first.

Who sponsors NY A 591?

Amy Paulin is the primary sponsor of NY A 591, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Requires kindergarten instruction for Rockland and Westchester counties for minors who are five years of age on or before December first.

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

  • Amy Paulinprimary
  • Vivian Cookcosponsor
  • Phil Steckcosponsor
  • Andrew Hevesicosponsor

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

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 144not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 5786not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2043not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 483not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 5006not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1170not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A591?summary=&detail=

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