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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 591: Requires kindergarten instruction for Rockland and Westchester counties for minors who are five years of age on or before December first

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 591 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires kindergarten instruction for Rockland and Westchester counties for minors who are five years of age on or before December first. Primary sponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO EDUCATION.

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Official summary

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

Requires kindergarten instruction for Rockland and Westchester counties for minors who are five years of age on or before December first.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Amy PaulinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Vivian CookCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110

“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 EDUCATION
  2. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Sources

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