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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 7489: Provides for temporary exemptions to educational institutions from certain requirements related to the multi-occupancy bathrooms and locker rooms; and authorizes funding for related improvements

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 7489 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on April 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides for temporary exemptions to educational institutions from certain requirements related to the multi-occupancy bathrooms and locker rooms; and authorizes funding for related improvements. Primary sponsor: Mark Walczyk (Republican/Conservative). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO 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.

Provides for temporary exemptions to educational institutions from certain requirements related to the use of multi-occupancy bathrooms and locker rooms; authorizes the use of state building aid for related facility improvements.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark WalczykPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate49
Tom O'MaraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate58

“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 EDUCATION
  2. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Sources

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