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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5835: Establishes the libraries literacy education guidance act

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 5835 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the libraries literacy education guidance act. Primary sponsor: Robert Carroll (Democratic). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 2, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY S8044A.

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.

Directs the state librarian to provide guidance regarding evidence-based practices for literacy education to certain libraries.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Democratic/Working Families 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Robert CarrollPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Stacey Pheffer AmatoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Larinda HooksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse35
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Emérita TorresCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Latrice WalkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse55
Jaime WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse59

“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 S8044A
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.339
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.339
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. PRINT NUMBER 5835B
  7. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
  8. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  9. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  10. PRINT NUMBER 5835A
  11. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
  12. REFERRED TO LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

Sources

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