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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 3458: Phases out certain mandatory university fees for graduate students

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 3458 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Phases out certain mandatory university fees for graduate students. Primary sponsor: Toby Stavisky (Democratic). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 19, 2025): VETOED MEMO.139.

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.

Provides that beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year, certain graduate students shall be required to pay 25% of all current and future mandatory university fees; provides that in the 2027-2028 academic year and thereafter, no mandatory university fees shall be charged, with the exclusion of the graduate student association student activity fee.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Democratic/Working Families 7 · Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Toby StaviskyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Pat FahyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Michelle HincheyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Kevin ParkerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate21
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Gustavo RiveraCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
Chris RyanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate50
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Jose SerranoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate29
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. VETOED MEMO.139
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  3. RETURNED TO SENATE
  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  5. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.789
  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR A5457
  7. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  8. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  9. PASSED SENATE
  10. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  11. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  12. 1ST REPORT CAL.1350

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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