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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7663: Relates to establishing the New York state innovation voucher 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 7663 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to establishing the New York state innovation voucher program. Primary sponsor: Steve Stern (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO SMALL BUSINESS.

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.

Establishes the New York state innovation voucher program; provides small businesses with access to research and development by colleges and universities, government laboratories and public research institutes in order to assist such businesses in the creation of innovative products or services.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve SternPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Michael BenedettoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse82
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Jon RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse149
Doug SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Al StirpeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse127

“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 SMALL BUSINESS
  2. REFERRED TO SMALL BUSINESS

Sources

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