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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7777: Enacts the freedom to read 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 7777 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the freedom to read act. Primary sponsor: Tony Simone (Democratic). It lists 37 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 13, 2025): SUBSTITUTED BY S1099.

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 "freedom to read act"; requires the commissioner of education and school library systems to develop policies to ensure that school libraries and library staff are empowered to curate and develop collections that provide students with access to the widest array of developmentally appropriate materials available.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 23 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 2 · Democratic/Working Families 9 · Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tony SimonePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Alex BoresCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse73
Harry BronsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse138
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Sarah ClarkCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse136
Bill ConradCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse140
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Jonathan JacobsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Rebecca KassayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Paula KayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Micah LasherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse69
Charles LavineCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Bill MagnarelliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Karen McMahonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Angelo MorinelloCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse145
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Amy PaulinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Manny De Los SantosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse72
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Matt SlaterCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse94
Doug SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Michaelle SolagesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Al StirpeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse127
Carrie WoernerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113

“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 S1099
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.744
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.744
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  7. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Sources

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