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NY S 6964

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Provides that when the governor declares a weather related state of emergency in a city having a population of one million or more, all public and private elementary and secondary schools shall be closed

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 6964 pass?

Not yet. NY S 6964 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

What is NY S 6964 about?

Provides that when the governor declares a weather related state of emergency in a city having a population of one million or more, all public and private elementary and secondary schools shall be closed and remain closed until such emergency is terminated.

Who sponsors NY S 6964?

Andrew J. Lanza is the primary sponsor of NY S 6964.

Description

Provides that when the governor declares a weather related state of emergency in a city having a population of one million or more, all public and private elementary and secondary schools shall be closed and remain closed until such emergency is terminated.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Andrew J. Lanzaprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-27

    REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 3352not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 6523not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 6290not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2638not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 5620not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4664not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S6964?summary=&detail=

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