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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8842: Relates to due process rights for non-public school students with special needs

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 8842 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to due process rights for non-public school students with special needs. Primary sponsor: Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (Democratic). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 6, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 8842A.

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Official summary

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

Relates to due process rights for non-public school students with special needs.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Democratic/Working Families 6 · Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
April BaskinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate63
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Kristen GonzalezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Monica MartinezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate4
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Jessica RamosCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Toby StaviskyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Sam SuttonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52
Bill WeberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38
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. PRINT NUMBER 8842A
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
  3. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Sources

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