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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1117: Requires free education for grades pre-K through undergraduate

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

S 1117 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires free education for grades pre-K through undergraduate. Primary sponsor: Andrew Gounardes (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY.

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 free education for grades pre-K through undergraduate degree programs.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Democratic/Working Families 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew GounardesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Jabari BrisportCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
Samra BroukCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Jeremy CooneyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate56
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Jessica RamosCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42

“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. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  2. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  3. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  4. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  5. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  6. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Sources

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