New York A 4875: Enacts the "language access expansion act"

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A04875 Summary:

BILL NOA04875 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05535

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SPONSORDe Los Santos

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COSPNSRKelles, Shimsky, Cruz, Colton, Alvarez, Epstein, Stirpe, Reyes, Sayegh, Forrest, Taylor, Walker,
 Glick, Gibbs, Rozic, Jacobson, Levenberg, Ramos, Cunningham, Simon, Raga, Burdick, Clark, Hevesi,
 Chang, Giglio, Dinowitz, Lavine, Septimo, Gonzalez-Rojas, Shrestha, Lee, Seawright, Rosenthal,
 Meeks, Zaccaro, Davila, Otis, Rivera, Tapia, Bichotte Hermelyn, Carroll R, Anderson, Mitaynes,
 Simone, Kim, Bronson, Torres, Weprin, Gallagher, Burroughs, Valdez, Moreno

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §202-a, Exec L; add Art 9 Title 13 §2988, Pub Auth L; add Art 24-A §950, County L

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Requires certain documents and forms to be provided in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited English proficient immigrants of five years or less according to the American community survey, as published by the United States census bureau.

Go to top A04875 Actions:

BILL NOA04875 

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02/06/2025referred to governmental operations

05/27/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA04875 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chair:McDonald 
DATE:05/27/2025AYE/NAY:14/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means McDonaldAyeBeephanAye

GlickAyeSimpsonAye

KimAyeNovakhovAye

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye

WilliamsAye

RagaAye

SimoneAye

ShimskyAye

KassayAye

BurroughsAye

Go to topA04875 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA04875 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4875

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 6, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. DE LOS SANTOS, KELLES, SHIMSKY, CRUZ, COLTON,
 ALVAREZ, EPSTEIN, STIRPE, REYES, SAYEGH, FORREST, TAYLOR, WALKER,
 GLICK, GIBBS, ROZIC, JACOBSON, LEVENBERG, RAMOS, CUNNINGHAM, SIMON,
 RAGA, BURDICK, CLARK, HEVESI, CHANG, GIGLIO, DINOWITZ, MAMDANI,
 LAVINE, SEPTIMO, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, SHRESTHA, LEE, SEAWRIGHT, ROSENTHAL,
 MEEKS, ZACCARO, DAVILA, OTIS, RIVERA, TAPIA, BICHOTTE HERMELYN,
 R. CARROLL, ANDERSON, MITAYNES, SIMONE, KIM, BRONSON -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the public authorities law and the
 county law, in relation to enacting the "language access expansion
 act" and requiring certain documents and forms to be provided in
 multiple languages

 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 "language access expansion act".
 3 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 202-a of the executive law, as added by
 4 section 1 of part GG of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended to
 5 read as follows:
 6 1. (a) Each state agency that provides direct public services in New
 7 York state shall translate all vital documents relevant to services
 8 offered by the agency, including essential public documents such as
 9 forms and instructions provided to or completed by program beneficiaries
 10 or participants, into at least the twelve most common non-English
 11 languages spoken by limited-English proficient individuals in the state,
 12 [based on the data in the most recent American Community Survey
 13 published by United States Census Bureau. Agencies subject to this
 14 section, in their discretion, may offer up to four additional languages
 15 beyond the twelve most common languages. Such additional languages
 16 shall be decided by the state agency in consultation with the office of
 17 general services and approved by the office of general services based on

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01261-03-5

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 1 the number of limited-English proficient immigrants of five years or
 2 less in New York state in need of language translation services accord-
 3 ing to the American Community Survey, including the growth of recent
 4 arrival populations in the geographic regions in which the agency's
 5 services are offered, the population of limited-English proficient indi-
 6 viduals served by the agency, feedback from impacted