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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 9034: Phases out certain mandatory university fees for certain graduate students and adjunct staff

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 9034 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Phases out certain mandatory university fees for certain graduate students and adjunct staff. Primary sponsor: Toby Stavisky (Democratic). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 3, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY A10334A.

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 that beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year, certain graduate students shall be required to pay 25% of all current and future mandatory university fees; provides that in the 2027-2028 academic year and thereafter, no mandatory university fees shall be charged to certain graduate students and adjunct staff, with the exclusion of the graduate student association student activity fee.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Working Families 7 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Toby StaviskyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate11
April BaskinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate63
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Kristen GonzalezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Michelle HincheyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Shelley MayerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate37
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Jessica RamosCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Chris RyanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate50
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY A10334A
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1643
  3. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  4. PRINT NUMBER 9034B
  5. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  6. PRINT NUMBER 9034A
  7. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  8. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Sources

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