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NY A 6557

in committee

Enacts the "October 7th remembrance and education act of 2025"

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 6557 pass?

Not yet. NY A 6557 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

What is NY A 6557 about?

Establishes October 7th as October 7th remembrance day to honor the victims of the October 7, 2023 attacks; declares October seventh as a holiday for students in the public schools of the city of New York; requires the chancellor of the New York city school district to provide instruction of awareness of the October seventh remembrance day to students and professional development training to teachers; requires the division of human rights to establish a statewide campaign for antisemitism prevention; makes related provisions.

Who sponsors NY A 6557?

Eric Brown is the primary sponsor of NY A 6557, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Establishes October 7th as October 7th remembrance day to honor the victims of the October 7, 2023 attacks; declares October seventh as a holiday for students in the public schools of the city of New York; requires the chancellor of the New York city school district to provide instruction of awareness of the October seventh remembrance day to students and professional development training to teachers; requires the division of human rights to establish a statewide campaign for antisemitism prevention; makes related provisions.

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

  • Eric Brownprimary
  • Lester Changcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-06

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-06-05

    REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-06-06

    HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN WAYS AND MEANS

    failure

  4. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A6557?summary=&detail=

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