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NY S 4538

in committee

Enacts the building up immigrant legal defense or BUILD act

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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
Status date
Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO FINANCE
Bill type
bill
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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

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

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