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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8523: Protects New Yorkers from unnecessary inquiry into immigration status and restricting federal immigration authorities' access to state buildings

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 8523 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on October 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Protects New Yorkers from unnecessary inquiry into immigration status and restricting federal immigration authorities' access to state buildings. Primary sponsor: Luis Sepúlveda (Democratic). 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.

Protects New Yorkers from unnecessary inquiry into immigration status by state agencies, employees, or departments and restricts the access of federal immigration authorities' to state buildings.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Luis SepúlvedaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32

“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. REFERRED TO RULES

Sources

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