NY S 8116
in committeeRelates to the practice of banning books by publicly funded libraries
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did NY S 8116 pass?
Not yet. NY S 8116 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-05-15): REFERRED TO LIBRARIES
What is NY S 8116 about?
Provides that publicly funded libraries may not ban books because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval; directs school districts to adopt the ALA library bill of rights.
Who sponsors NY S 8116?
Sean Ryan is the primary sponsor of NY S 8116.
Description
Provides that publicly funded libraries may not ban books because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval; directs school districts to adopt the ALA library bill of rights.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2025-05-15 — REFERRED TO LIBRARIES
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Sean Ryanprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2025-05-15
REFERRED TO LIBRARIES
referral-committee
Versions
- S8116Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Prior session: A 7830not in this corpus
- Companion bill: A 3368
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