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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5079: Relates to training for school security guards

Passed both chambers 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 5079 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to training for school security guards. Primary sponsor: Kwani O'Pharrow (Democratic). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 4, 2026): RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY.

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.

Enacts the "school security guard training enhancement act"; provides that annual training where a security guard is employed or contracted by a school in this state shall require the completion of school specific-training.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11 · Democratic/Working Families 4 · Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence/Libertarian 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kwani O'PharrowPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Khaleel AndersonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse31
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Monique Chandler-WatermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Landon DaisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Michael DursoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/LibertarianHouse9
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Rebecca KassayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Nikki LucasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Doug SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Yudelka TapiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71

“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. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  2. PASSED SENATE
  3. 3RD READING CAL.181
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR S194D
  5. REFERRED TO RULES
  6. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  7. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  8. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.337
  9. RULES REPORT CAL.337
  10. REPORTED
  11. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  12. REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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