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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8630: Enacts the "freedom to read act"

Passed both chambers 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 8630 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on December 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "freedom to read act". Primary sponsor: Rachel May (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 4, 2026): RETURNED TO SENATE.

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.

Requires each board of education to adopt a written policy for reconsideration of school library materials and make such policy available on its website; requires such policies to include provisions for the creation of a reconsideration committee to review complaints regarding school library materials; requires the commissioner of education to develop one or more model policies for school districts.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Democratic/Working Families 4 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rachel MayPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Erik BottcherCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate47
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Brian KavanaghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Jose SerranoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate29
Toby StaviskyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Sam SuttonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Jeremy ZellnerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate61

“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. RETURNED TO SENATE
  2. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  3. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.498
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR A9537B
  5. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  7. PASSED SENATE
  8. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  9. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  10. 1ST REPORT CAL.1179
  11. PRINT NUMBER 8630C
  12. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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