NY S 4538
in committeeEnacts the building up immigrant legal defense or BUILD act
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did NY S 4538 pass?
Not yet. NY S 4538 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO FINANCE
What is NY S 4538 about?
Enacts the building up immigrant legal defense or BUILD act to provide competitive workforce development and capacity building grants to eligible entities that are seeking to expand access to representation for individuals facing deportation by increasing the workforce and strengthening the legal services infrastructure needed to provide such representation.
Who sponsors NY S 4538?
John Liu is the primary sponsor of NY S 4538, joined by 11 cosponsors.
Description
Enacts the building up immigrant legal defense or BUILD act to provide competitive workforce development and capacity building grants to eligible entities that are seeking to expand access to representation for individuals facing deportation by increasing the workforce and strengthening the legal services infrastructure needed to provide such representation.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO FINANCE
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- John Liuprimary
- Leroy Comriecosponsor
- Michael Gianariscosponsor
- Pete Harckhamcosponsor
- Michelle Hincheycosponsor
- Robert Jacksoncosponsor
- Shelley Mayercosponsor
- Julia Salazarcosponsor
- Luis R. Sepúlvedacosponsor
- José M. Serranocosponsor
- Toby Ann Staviskycosponsor
- Jeremy Zellnercosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-06
REFERRED TO FINANCE
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO FINANCE
referral-committee
Versions
- S4538Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Companion bill: A 2689
Official source
Attribution
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