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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 2430: Relates to interdisciplinary instruction on climate change

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 2430 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to interdisciplinary instruction on climate change. Primary sponsor: Andrew Gounardes (Democratic). It lists 20 additional sponsors. 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 that public schools provide instruction on climate change, including but not limited to identifying the causes and impacts of climate change on individuals, environments and communities, and learning to evaluate solutions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Democratic/Working Families 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew GounardesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Jabari BrisportCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
Samra BroukCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Kristen GonzalezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Michelle HincheyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Brian KavanaghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Liz KruegerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Gustavo RiveraCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
James SandersCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
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 EDUCATION
  2. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Sources

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