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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1344: Establishes the environmental sustainability education 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

S 1344 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the environmental sustainability education act. Primary sponsor: Kevin Parker (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.

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 the department of education to establish an education for environmental sustainability program to teach children the importance of conserving and protecting our environment.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin ParkerPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate21
Jamaal BaileyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate36
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40

“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 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  2. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Sources

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