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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 161: Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness and increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients

Passed one chamber 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 161 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness and increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients. Primary sponsor: Jessica Ramos (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 24 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 4, 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.

Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness; increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11 · Democratic/Working Families 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jessica RamosPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Jabari BrisportCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
Samra BroukCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Jeremy CooneyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate56
Pat FahyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Simcha FelderCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Kristen GonzalezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Brian KavanaghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Gustavo RiveraCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
Chris RyanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate50
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Jose SerranoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate29
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.455
  7. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  8. PRINT NUMBER 161A
  9. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  10. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  11. RETURNED TO SENATE
  12. DIED IN ASSEMBLY

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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