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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8951: Exempts the income of dependent applicants for certain awards

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 8951 is a bill introduced in the New York House on July 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Exempts the income of dependent applicants for certain awards. Primary sponsor: Josh Jensen (Republican/Conservative/Independence). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

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.

Exempts the income of dependent applicants from their eligibility determination for excelsior scholarship and tuition assistance program awards and makes adjustments to certain award reduction schedules.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Josh JensenPrimary sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse134

“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 HIGHER EDUCATION
  2. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Sources

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