NY S 79
passed one chamberRequires that all special education students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new schools prior to the implementation of the closing or change
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did NY S 79 pass?
Not yet. NY S 79 has passed one chamber and awaits action in the other as of 2026-05-28. Latest recorded action (2026-05-28): REFERRED TO EDUCATION
What is NY S 79 about?
Requires that all special education students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new schools prior to the implementation of the closing or change.
Who sponsors NY S 79?
John Liu is the primary sponsor of NY S 79.
Description
Requires that all special education students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new schools prior to the implementation of the closing or change.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-05-28 — REFERRED TO EDUCATION
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- John Liuprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-08
REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION
referral-committee
2025-05-27
1ST REPORT CAL.1303
2025-05-28
2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-05-29
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2025-06-04
PASSED SENATE
passage
2025-06-04
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2025-06-04
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
referral-committee
2026-01-07
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
2026-01-07
RETURNED TO SENATE
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION
referral-committee
2026-05-19
1ST REPORT CAL.1168
2026-05-20
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-05-21
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-05-28
PASSED SENATE
passage
2026-05-28
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-05-28
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
referral-committee
Versions
- S79Compare
Documents
Votes
New York City Education Vote
2025-05-27 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Stephen T. Chan: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- James Tedisco: yes
Floor Vote
2025-06-04 · pass · 58-0
Member-level votes (63)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
- Jake Ashby: yes
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- April Baskin: yes
- George Borrello: yes
- Jabari Brisport: 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
- 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
- Robert Ortt: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: 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
- Mark Walczyk: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- William Weber: yes
- Alexis Weik: yes
- Samra Brouk: excused
- Zellnor Myrie: excused
- Kevin S. Parker: excused
- Jessica Ramos: excused
- Sean Ryan: excused
New York City Education Vote
2026-05-19 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Stephen T. Chan: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- Sam Sutton: yes
- James Tedisco: yes
Floor Vote
2026-05-28 · pass · 60-0
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
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Joseph A. Griffo: yes
- Pete Harckham: yes
- Pamela Helming: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: 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
- Zellnor Myrie: yes
- Robert Ortt: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Jessica Ramos: 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
- James Tedisco: yes
- Mark Walczyk: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- William Weber: yes
- Alexis Weik: yes
- Jeremy Zellner: yes
- Thomas F. O'Mara: excused
- Sam Sutton: excused
- Peter Oberacker: absent
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