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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5457: Phases out certain mandatory university fees for graduate students

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 5457 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Phases out certain mandatory university fees for graduate students. Primary sponsor: Michaelle Solages (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): SUBSTITUTED BY S3458.

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.

Provides that beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year, certain graduate students shall be required to pay 25% of all current and future mandatory university fees; provides that in the 2027-2028 academic year and thereafter, no mandatory university fees shall be charged, with the exclusion of the graduate student association student activity fee.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 6 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michaelle SolagesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Noah BurroughsCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse18
Sarah ClarkCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse136
Bill ConradCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse140
Landon DaisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Micah LasherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse69
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Gabriella RomeroCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103
Doug SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5

“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 S3458
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.789
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.789
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  7. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Sources

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