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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 78: Relates to early literacy education

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 78 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to early literacy education. Primary sponsor: Robert Carroll (Democratic). It lists 41 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 78A.

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.

Requires school districts to provide instructional programming and services in reading and literacy which are evidence based and aligned with state standards; requires teachers in grades pre-K through five to attend professional development courses in reading education.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 25 · Democratic/Working Families 9 · Republican 3 · Republican/Conservative 2 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Robert CarrollPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Khaleel AndersonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse31
Harry BronsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse138
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Pat ChludzinskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse143
Sarah ClarkCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse136
Brian CunninghamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Josh JensenCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse134
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Brian ManktelowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
Karen McMahonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Andrew MolitorCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse150
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Jon RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse149
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Amanda SeptimoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse84
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Robert SmullenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Yudelka TapiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Latrice WalkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse55
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Jaime WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse59
Carrie WoernerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
John ZaccaroCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80

“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. PRINT NUMBER 78A
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
  3. REFERRED TO EDUCATION
  4. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Sources

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