New York A 6557: Requires certain engineering plans that could pose a material risk to public safety to bear a stamp of approval of a professional engineer

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A06557 Summary:

BILL NOA06557 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrown E

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COSPNSRChang

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Amd §168-a, add §294-b, Exec L; add §2586-b, amd §§3635 & 2590-h, Ed L

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Establishes October 7th as October 7th remembrance day to honor the victims of the October 7, 2023 attacks; declares October seventh as a holiday for students in the public schools of the city of New York; requires the chancellor of the New York city school district to provide instruction of awareness of the October seventh remembrance day to students and professional development training to teachers; requires the division of human rights to establish a statewide campaign for antisemitism prevention; makes related provisions.

Go to top A06557 Actions:

BILL NOA06557 

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03/06/2025referred to governmental operations

06/05/2025reference changed to ways and means

06/06/2025held for consideration in ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA06557 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/06/2025AYE/NAY:18/17 Action: Held for Consideration PretlowAyeRaNay

JacksonAyeFitzpatrickNay

ColtonNayHawleyNay

CookAyeBlankenbushNay

BenedettoAyePalmesanoNay

WeprinNayWalshNay

AndersonAyeDeStefanoNay

BraunsteinNayManktelowNay

McDonaldAyeSmullenNay

RozicNayGiglioNay

DinowitzNay

LavineAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightNay

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

WrightAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoNay

Go to topA06557 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA06557 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6557

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 6, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN, CHANG -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing "October
 7th remembrance day" and a statewide campaign for antisemitism
 prevention; and to amend the education law, in relation to requiring
 instruction in New York city public schools on the events of October
 7, 2023, and the Holocaust

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "October 7th remembrance and education act of 2025".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and declarations. It is customary for the
 4 legislature to recognize significant events that have deeply affected
 5 the citizens of New York state and to establish official days of remem-
 6 brance to increase awareness and honor the victims of such events.
 7 From 1933 to 1945, six million Jews, along with millions of others,
 8 fell victim to the systematic genocide perpetrated by the Nazi regime,
 9 an atrocity that became known as the Holocaust. The Holocaust remains
 10 one of the most horrific and tragic chapters in human history, and its
 11 lessons must be remembered and taught to future generations to ensure
 12 that such hate and violence is never repeated.
 13 October 7th, 2023, marked a dark and murderous day for the Jewish
 14 people, as violent acts of hatred, culminating in the brutal massacre of
 15 innocent civilians, devastated the Jewish community on one of their most
 16 joyous days, the last day of Sukkot, known in Hebrew as Simchat Torah.
 17 The events of October 7th, 2023, remind us of the continuing threat of
 18 antisemitism and the need for collective action against hate, bigotry,
 19 and violence in all its forms.
 20 In response to the tragic and appalling violence against the Jewish
 21 community in New York city, it is imperative that we honor the victims
 22 and survivors of the October 7th, 2023, attacks, and that we ensure

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 1 future generations understand the importance of fighting antisemitism,
 2 intolerance, and hate wherever they are found.
 3 The tragic loss of life and the resulting trauma felt by the Jewish
 4 community in New York city, and throughout the world, serves as a stark
 5 reminder of the dangers of hatred and the necessity of