NY S 1099
vetoedEnacts the freedom to read act
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did NY S 1099 pass?
No. NY S 1099 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2025-12-19): VETOED MEMO.136
What is NY S 1099 about?
Enacts the "freedom to read act"; requires the commissioner of education and school library systems to develop policies to ensure that school libraries and library staff are empowered to curate and develop collections that provide students with access to the widest array of developmentally appropriate materials available.
Who sponsors NY S 1099?
Rachel May is the primary sponsor of NY S 1099, joined by 8 cosponsors.
Description
Enacts the "freedom to read act"; requires the commissioner of education and school library systems to develop policies to ensure that school libraries and library staff are empowered to curate and develop collections that provide students with access to the widest array of developmentally appropriate materials available.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-12-19 — VETOED MEMO.136
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Rachel Mayprimary
- Samra Broukcosponsor
- Leroy Comriecosponsor
- Patricia Fahycosponsor
- Pete Harckhamcosponsor
- Michelle Hincheycosponsor
- Robert Jacksoncosponsor
- Jessica Ramoscosponsor
- Lea Webbcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-12-19
VETOED MEMO.136
executive-veto
2025-12-08
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
executive-receipt
2025-06-17
RETURNED TO SENATE
2025-06-17
PASSED ASSEMBLY
passage
2025-06-13
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.744
2025-06-13
SUBSTITUTED FOR A7777
2025-05-20
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
referral-committee
2025-05-20
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2025-05-20
PASSED SENATE
passage
2025-04-10
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2025-04-09
2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-04-08
1ST REPORT CAL.649
2025-01-08
REFERRED TO LIBRARIES
referral-committee
Versions
- S1099Compare
Documents
Votes
Libraries Vote
2025-04-08 · pass · 6-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
- Sean Ryan: yes
- José M. Serrano: yes
- James Tedisco: yes
- Dean Murray: no
Floor Vote
2025-05-20 · pass · 46-15
Member-level votes (62)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
- Jake Ashby: yes
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- April Baskin: yes
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Samra Brouk: yes
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
- Cordell Cleare: yes
- Leroy Comrie: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Nathalia Fernandez: yes
- Michael Gianaris: yes
- Kristen Gonzalez: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Pete Harckham: yes
- Pamela Helming: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: yes
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- Liz Krueger: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Monica Martinez: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Zellnor Myrie: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Robert Rolison: yes
- Christopher Ryan: yes
- Sean Ryan: yes
- Julia Salazar: yes
- James Sanders Jr.: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- José M. Serrano: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- William Weber: yes
- George Borrello: no
- Stephen T. Chan: no
- Patrick M. Gallivan: no
- Joseph A. Griffo: no
- Andrew J. Lanza: no
- Mario Mattera: no
- Dean Murray: no
- Thomas F. O'Mara: no
- Peter Oberacker: no
- Robert Ortt: no
- Steve Rhoads: no
- Dan Stec: no
- James Tedisco: no
- Mark Walczyk: no
- Alexis Weik: no
- Jack M. Martins: excused
Assembly Vote
2025-06-17 · pass · 89-46
Member-level votes (150)
- Alvarez: excused
- Carroll P: yes
- Friend: no
- Lee: yes
- Peoples-Stokes: yes
- Slater: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Carroll RC: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Lemondes: excused
- Pheffer Amato: yes
- Smith: yes
- Angelino: no
- Chandler-Waterm: yes
- Gallahan: no
- Levenberg: yes
- Pirozzolo: no
- Smullen: no
- Bailey: no
- Chang: no
- Gandolfo: no
- Lucas: yes
- Pretlow: yes
- Solages: yes
- Barclay: no
- Chludzinski: no
- Gibbs: yes
- Lunsford: yes
- Ra: no
- Steck: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Clark: yes
- Giglio: no
- Lupardo: yes
- Raga: yes
- Stern: no
- Beephan: no
- Colton: yes
- Glick: yes
- Magnarelli: excused
- Rajkumar: yes
- Stirpe: yes
- Bendett: no
- Conrad: yes
- Gonzalez-Rojas: yes
- Maher: no
- Ramos: yes
- Tague: no
- Benedetto: yes
- Cook: excused
- Gray: no
- Mamdani: excused
- Reilly: no
- Tannousis: excused
- Berger: excused
- Cruz: yes
- Griffin: yes
- Manktelow: no
- Reyes: yes
- Tapia: yes
- Bichotte Hermel: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Hawley: no
- McDonald: yes
- Rivera: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Blankenbush: no
- Dais: yes
- Hevesi: excused
- McDonough: no
- Romero: yes
- Torres: excused
- Blumencranz: yes
- Davila: excused
- Hooks: yes
- McMahon: excused
- Rosenthal: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Bologna: no
- De Los Santos: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Meeks: yes
- Rozic: excused
- Vanel: yes
- Bores: yes
- DeStefano: yes
- Hyndman: yes
- Mikulin: yes
- Santabarbara: yes
- Walker: yes
- Brabenec: no
- Dilan: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Miller: no
- Sayegh: excused
- Walsh: no
- Braunstein: yes
- Dinowitz: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Mitaynes: yes
- Schiavoni: yes
- Weprin: yes
- Bronson: yes
- DiPietro: no
- Jensen: no
- Molitor: no
- Seawright: excused
- Wieder: no
- Brook-Krasny: no
- Durso: no
- Jones: yes
- Morinello: no
- Sempolinski: no
- Williams: no
- Brown EA: no
- Eachus: yes
- Kassay: yes
- Norber: no
- Septimo: yes
- Woerner: yes
- Brown K: no
- Eichenstein: no
- Kay: yes
- Novakhov: no
- Shimsky: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burdick: yes
- Epstein: yes
- Kelles: yes
- O'Pharrow: yes
- Shrestha: yes
- Yeger: no
- Burke: yes
- Fall: excused
- Kim: yes
- Otis: yes
- Simon: yes
- Zaccaro: yes
- Burroughs: yes
- Fitzpatrick: no
- Lasher: yes
- Palmesano: no
- Simone: yes
- Zinerman: yes
- Buttenschon: no
- Forrest: yes
- Lavine: yes
- Paulin: yes
- Simpson: no
- Mr. Speaker: yes
Related bills
- Prior session: S 6350not in this corpus
- Companion bill: A 7777
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