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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1909: Establishes a rural remote recruitment 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 1909 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes a rural remote recruitment program. Primary sponsor: Robert Smullen (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Establishes a rural remote recruitment program to provide monetary incentives for remote workers to relocate into rural areas of New York that opt into the program; provides an application process; provides for funding; requires on an annual basis a program report specifying the number of applicants to the program, the number of applicants approved, the names of participants, information as to benefits and the total increase in rural population.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 7 · Republican/Conservative 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Robert SmullenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Joe AngelinoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse121
Ari BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
John LemondesCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse126
Brian ManktelowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Brian MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse122
Phil PalmesanoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse132
Chris TagueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse102

“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. REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  2. HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  3. REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Sources

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