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NY S 3795

in committee

Relates to prohibiting colleges from asking about an applicant's prior arrests or convictions during the pre-admissions process

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 3795 pass?

Not yet. NY S 3795 is in committee as of 2026-03-17 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-17): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

What is NY S 3795 about?

Relates to college admissions for persons previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses.

Who sponsors NY S 3795?

Zellnor Myrie is the primary sponsor of NY S 3795.

Description

Relates to college admissions for persons previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-17 — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Zellnor Myrieprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-30

    REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-25

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-17

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Vote

    2025-03-25 · pass · 4-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • Dean Murray: no
    • Robert Rolison: no
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: excused

  • Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Vote

    2026-03-17 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • Dean Murray: no
    • Robert Rolison: no

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 969not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 6437not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3740not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 809not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4068not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3415not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S3795?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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