NY S06350 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 6 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-05-30 - referred to education
Pending: Assembly Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on June 6 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-05-30 - referred to education
Pending: Assembly Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Enacts the "freedom to read act"; requires the commissioner of education and school library systems to develop policies to ensure that school libraries and library staff are empowered to curate and develop collections that provide students with access to the widest array of developmentally appropriate materials available.
Title
Enacts the "freedom to read act"; requires the commissioner of education and school library systems to develop policies to ensure that school libraries and library staff are empowered to curate and develop collections that provide students with access to the widest array of developmentally appropriate materials available.
Sponsors
| Sen. Rachel May [D] | Sen. Iwen Chu [D] | Sen. Leroy Comrie [D] | Sen. Peter Harckham [D] |
| Sen. Michelle Hinchey [D] | Sen. Lea Webb [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-05-30 - Senate - Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 53 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-05-22 - Senate - Senate Libraries Committee Vote (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-06 - Senate - Senate Rules Committee Vote (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-06 - Senate - Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 61 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-05-22 - Senate - Senate Libraries Committee Vote (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-06 - Senate - Senate Rules Committee Vote (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-06 - Senate - Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 61 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-30 | Assembly | referred to education |
| 2024-05-30 | Senate | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
| 2024-05-30 | Senate | PASSED SENATE |
| 2024-05-28 | Senate | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| 2024-05-23 | Senate | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| 2024-05-22 | Senate | 1ST REPORT CAL.1462 |
| 2024-01-03 | Senate | REFERRED TO LIBRARIES |
| 2024-01-03 | Assembly | returned to senate |
| 2024-01-03 | Assembly | died in assembly |
| 2023-06-06 | Assembly | referred to education |
| 2023-06-06 | Senate | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
| 2023-06-06 | Senate | PASSED SENATE |
| 2023-06-06 | Senate | ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1649 |
| 2023-06-06 | Senate | COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES |
| 2023-05-30 | Senate | PRINT NUMBER 6350B |
| 2023-05-30 | Senate | AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LIBRARIES |
| 2023-05-10 | Senate | PRINT NUMBER 6350A |
| 2023-05-10 | Senate | AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LIBRARIES |
| 2023-04-17 | Senate | REFERRED TO LIBRARIES |
Same As/Similar To
A06873 (Same As) 2024-01-03 - referred to education
