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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 4956: Relates to the SUNY Maritime admissions 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 4956 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the SUNY Maritime admissions program. Primary sponsor: Lester Chang (Republican/Conservative). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

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Official summary

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

Relates to the SUNY Maritime admissions program increasing the number of positions reserved for nomination by the governor and members of the legislature and scholarship under the SUNY Maritime admissions program.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5 · Republican/Conservative 4 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lester ChangPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse49
Joe AngelinoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse121
Anil BeephanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse105
Ken BlankenbushCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Karl BrabenecCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Misha NovakhovCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse45
Phil PalmesanoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse132
Matt SimpsonCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse114
Robert SmullenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118

“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 HIGHER EDUCATION
  2. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Sources

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