NY S 1099

vetoed

Enacts the freedom to read act

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2025-12-19 — VETOED MEMO.136
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

2025-01-08
REFERRED TO LIBRARIES
referral-committee
2025-04-08
1ST REPORT CAL.649
2025-04-09
2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-04-10
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2025-05-20
PASSED SENATE
passage
2025-05-20
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2025-05-20
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
referral-committee
2025-06-13
SUBSTITUTED FOR A7777
2025-06-13
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.744
2025-06-17
PASSED ASSEMBLY
passage
2025-06-17
RETURNED TO SENATE
2025-12-08
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
executive-receipt
2025-12-19
VETOED MEMO.136
executive-veto

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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 6350
Companion bill: A 7777

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