New York A 9625: Enacts the facilitating access to e-books for libraries act

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A09625 Summary:

BILL NOA09625B

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCarroll R

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §286, Ed L

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Permits libraries and library systems to enter into cooperative purchasing agreements to purchase or license electronic literary materials; prevents contracts between publishers or aggregators and libraries or library systems from restricting the disclosure of certain information.

Go to top A09625 Actions:

BILL NOA09625B

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01/21/2026referred to libraries and education technology

03/31/2026amend and recommit to libraries and education technology

03/31/2026print number 9625a

05/15/2026amend and recommit to libraries and education technology

05/15/2026print number 9625b

05/18/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA09625 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY Chair:Carroll R 
DATE:05/18/2026AYE/NAY:8/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means CarrollAyeChludzinskiAye

SolagesAyeBaileyAye

McMahonAye

LunsfordAye

LevenbergAye

WrightExcused

HooksAye

Go to topA09625 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA09625 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9625--B

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Libraries and Education Technology -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amend-
 ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the facilitating
 access to e-books for libraries act

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "facilitat-
 2 ing access to e-books for libraries act".
 3 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 286 to read
 4 as follows:
 5 § 286. Access to electronic books and digital audiobooks. 1. For the
 6 purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following
 7 meanings:
 8 a. "Digital audiobook" means a published work that is in the form of a
 9 voice recording (narrated) and is released as a digital audio file.
 10 b. "Electronic book" means a published work that is in written form
 11 and is released as a digital text file.
 12 c. "Electronic literary materials" means digital audiobooks and/or
 13 electronic books.
 14 d. "Libraries" includes:
 15 (1) a public library as described in subdivision two of section two
 16 hundred fifty-three of this part, as well as any public library estab-
 17 lished pursuant to the provisions of subdivision one of section two
 18 hundred fifty-five of this part;
 19 (2) an association library as described in subdivision two of section
 20 two hundred fifty-three of this part;
 21 (3) a free library as described in subdivision two of section two
 22 hundred fifty-three of this part;
 23 (4) an Indian library as described in subdivision three of section two
 24 hundred fifty-three of this part, as well as an Indian library estab-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11590-06-6

 A. 9625--B 2

 1 lished pursuant to the provisions of subdivision four of section two
 2 hundred fifty-five of this part;
 3 (5) reference libraries as described in subdivision one of section two
 4 hundred fifty-three of this part; and
 5 (6) circulating libraries as described in subdivision one of section
 6 two hundred fifty-three this part.
 7 e. "Public library system" shall have the same meaning as such term is
 8 defined in subdivision one of section two hundred seventy-two of this
 9 part.
 10 f. "School library system" means a system established pursuant to the
 11 provisions of section two hundred eighty-two of this part.
 12 g. "Reference and research library resources systems" shall have the
 13 same meaning as such term is defined in subdivision two of section two
 14 hundred seventy-two of this part.
 15 h. "Publisher" means any person engaged in the manufacture, promulga-
 16 tion, license, and/or sale of books, audiob