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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8973: Requires public school students to take three financial literacy courses between sixth and twelfth grades

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 8973 is a bill introduced in the New York House on August 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires public school students to take three financial literacy courses between sixth and twelfth grades. Primary sponsor: George Alvarez (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO 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.

Requires public school students to take three semester-long financial literacy courses between sixth and twelfth grades.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
George AlvarezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse78

“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