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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 7805: Establishes Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as school holidays

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 7805 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on May 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as school holidays. Primary sponsor: Nathalia Fernández (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Establishes Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as school holidays, with dates established by religious law and tradition; allows for school districts and municipalities with a population of less than fifty thousand to opt into the recognition of such holidays.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Working Families 4 · Republican/Conservative 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nathalia FernándezPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Jabari BrisportCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Jeremy CooneyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate56
Michael GianarisCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Andrew LanzaCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/ReformSenate24
Monica MartinezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate4
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Toby StaviskyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11

“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 JUDICIARY
  2. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Sources

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