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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 4693: Relates to taxpayer publicly funded research

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 4693 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to taxpayer publicly funded research. Primary sponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2026): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE.

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.

Enacts the "taxpayer access to publicly funded research act"; defines terms; requires each agency that provides funding for direct research shall develop a public access policy.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cordell ClearePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Siela BynoeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6

“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. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  2. REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
  3. REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Sources

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