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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1080: Establishes a mandatory statewide, classroom-based water safety education program

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 1080 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes a mandatory statewide, classroom-based water safety education program. Primary sponsor: Stacey Pheffer Amato (Democratic). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 26, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 1080A.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Establishes a mandatory statewide, classroom-based water safety education program; provides that the commissioner of education shall work with New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance certified educators to develop and promulgate a statewide, age-appropriate, classroom-based water safety education guidance document; provides that within twenty-four months of the effective date of the bill, the department of education shall initiate statewide implementation of water safety education; provides that instruction shall be classroom-based and waterless and shall not require student access to aquatic facilities, swimming instruction, or in-water assessment.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Democratic/Working Families 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stacey Pheffer AmatoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Khaleel AndersonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse31
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Amy PaulinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Stefani ZinermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse56

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. PRINT NUMBER 1080A
  2. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
  3. REFERRED TO EDUCATION
  4. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source