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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 4872: Requires institutions of higher education make available their policy on notifying the parent, guardian, or emergency contact of a student under twenty-one of certain controlled substance or alcohol violations

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 4872 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires institutions of higher education make available their policy on notifying the parent, guardian, or emergency contact of a student under twenty-one of certain controlled substance or alcohol violations. Primary sponsor: Karen McMahon (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 13, 2025): SUBSTITUTED BY S3390A.

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.

Requires each institution of higher education to make publicly available its policy on notifying the parent, guardian, or emergency contact of a student under twenty-one of certain controlled substance and alcohol violations, including rule infractions, and controlled substance or alcohol related hospitalizations or overdoses; requires such colleges and institutions to conduct regular training on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Karen McMahonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY S3390A
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.718
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.718
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  7. REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
  8. PRINT NUMBER 4872A
  9. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  10. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Sources

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