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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6870: Relates to conducting a study on the access of state public libraries and library systems to capital funding

Passed one chamber 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 6870 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to conducting a study on the access of state public libraries and library systems to capital funding. Primary sponsor: Leroy Comrie (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2026): REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS.

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.

Relates to conducting a study on the access of state public libraries and library systems to capital funding; provides the department of education, in consultation with the dormitory authority, the office of the state comptroller, and the public library systems of the state, shall assess and report on the capital needs of such public library systems, including public libraries and association libraries.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Leroy ComriePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39

“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 WAYS AND MEANS
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.1012
  7. PRINT NUMBER 6870A
  8. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LIBRARIES
  9. REFERRED TO LIBRARIES
  10. RETURNED TO SENATE
  11. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  12. REFERRED TO LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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