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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6696: Allows the state and city university of New York system to offer college credits to prospective students

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 6696 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Allows the state and city university of New York system to offer college credits to prospective students. Primary sponsor: Steve Chan (Republican/Conservative). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 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.

Allows the state and city university of New York system to offer college credits to prospective students based on such prospective student's performance on the regents examinations.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve ChanPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate17

“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. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Sources

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