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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 4735: Relates to protecting students, faculty, and staff from immigration enforcement while attending or participating in school activities

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 4735 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to protecting students, faculty, and staff from immigration enforcement while attending or participating in school activities. Primary sponsor: Luis Sepúlveda (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CODES.

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.

Prohibits immigration enforcement in school settings; prohibits all public and charter schools from allowing law enforcement officials inside school property to access a student, except to address an imminent safety situation or if they have an appropriate judicial warrant or judicial order.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Luis SepúlvedaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Erik BottcherCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate47
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Jeremy CooneyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate56
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48

“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 CODES
  2. PRINT NUMBER 4735B
  3. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
  4. PRINT NUMBER 4735A
  5. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
  6. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

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