NY S 161

in committee

Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness and increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 161 pass?

Not yet. NY S 161 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-04): REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

What is NY S 161 about?

Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness; increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients.

Who sponsors NY S 161?

Jessica Ramos is the primary sponsor of NY S 161, joined by 24 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-05-04 — REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-04
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
referral-committee
2026-05-04
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-05-04
PASSED SENATE
passage
2026-03-10
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-03-09
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-03-05
1ST REPORT CAL.455
2026-02-10
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
referral-committee
2026-02-02
PRINT NUMBER 161A
amendment-passage
2026-02-02
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
amendment-passage,referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
referral-committee
2026-01-07
RETURNED TO SENATE
2026-01-07
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
2025-05-13
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
referral-committee
2025-05-13
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2025-05-13
PASSED SENATE
passage
2025-02-05
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2025-02-04
2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-02-03
1ST REPORT CAL.222
2025-01-08
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
referral-committee

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Higher Education Vote
2025-02-03 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Dean Murray: yes
- Peter Oberacker: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- Joseph A. Griffo: yes
Floor Vote
2025-05-13 · pass · 56-1
Member-level votes (62)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
- Jake Ashby: yes
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- April Baskin: yes
- George Borrello: yes
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Samra Brouk: yes
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
- Stephen T. Chan: yes
- Cordell Cleare: yes
- Leroy Comrie: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Nathalia Fernandez: yes
- Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
- Kristen Gonzalez: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Joseph A. Griffo: yes
- Pete Harckham: yes
- Pamela Helming: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: yes
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- Liz Krueger: yes
- Andrew J. Lanza: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Monica Martinez: yes
- Jack M. Martins: yes
- Mario Mattera: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Dean Murray: yes
- Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
- Peter Oberacker: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Steve Rhoads: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Robert Rolison: yes
- Christopher Ryan: yes
- Sean Ryan: yes
- Julia Salazar: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- José M. Serrano: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Dan Stec: yes
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
- James Tedisco: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- William Weber: yes
- Alexis Weik: yes
- Mark Walczyk: no
- Michael Gianaris: excused
- Zellnor Myrie: excused
- Robert Ortt: excused
- Jessica Ramos: excused
- James Sanders Jr.: excused
Higher Education Vote - Version: A
2026-02-10 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Joseph A. Griffo: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Dean Murray: yes
- Peter Oberacker: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
Finance Vote - Version: A
2026-03-05 · pass · 22-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- George Borrello: yes
- Leroy Comrie: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Pamela Helming: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: yes
- Liz Krueger: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
- Peter Oberacker: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Julia Salazar: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- William Weber: yes
- Joseph A. Griffo: yes
Floor Vote - Version: A
2026-05-04 · pass · 59-1
Member-level votes (63)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
- Jake Ashby: yes
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- April Baskin: yes
- George Borrello: yes
- Erik Bottcher: yes
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Samra Brouk: yes
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
- Stephen T. Chan: yes
- Cordell Cleare: yes
- Leroy Comrie: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Nathalia Fernandez: yes
- Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
- Michael Gianaris: yes
- Kristen Gonzalez: yes
- Joseph A. Griffo: yes
- Pete Harckham: yes
- Pamela Helming: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- Andrew J. Lanza: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Monica Martinez: yes
- Jack M. Martins: yes
- Mario Mattera: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Dean Murray: yes
- Zellnor Myrie: yes
- Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
- Peter Oberacker: yes
- Robert Ortt: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Steve Rhoads: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Robert Rolison: yes
- Christopher 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
- Dan Stec: yes
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
- Sam Sutton: yes
- James Tedisco: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- William Weber: yes
- Alexis Weik: yes
- Jeremy Zellner: yes
- Mark Walczyk: no
- Andrew Gounardes: excused
- Liz Krueger: excused
- Jessica Ramos: excused

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Companion bill: A 1602

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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S161?summary=&detail=

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