New York A 5979: Enacts the "private well testing act"

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A05979 Summary:

BILL NOA05979B

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SAME ASSAME AS S04685-B

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SPONSORBronson

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COSPNSRLunsford, Clark, Slater, Jensen, Epstein, Sayegh, Shimsky, Otis, Stirpe, Meeks, Kelles, Colton,
 Raga, Gonzalez-Rojas, Lee, Gallagher, Burroughs, Conrad, Forrest, Steck, Kassay, Bichotte Hermelyn,
 Romero, Schiavoni, Simone, Weprin, O'Pharrow, Rivera, Simon, Stern, Burdick

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd 6306, Ed L

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Provides for the inclusion of a faculty or staff member on the board of trustees of community colleges elected by and from among the faculty and staff of the college.

Go to top A05979 Actions:

BILL NOA05979B

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02/25/2025referred to higher education

04/08/2025amend and recommit to higher education

04/08/2025print number 5979a

05/23/2025amend and recommit to higher education

05/23/2025print number 5979b

05/28/2025reported referred to ways and means

06/13/2025reported referred to rules

06/13/2025reported 

06/13/2025rules report cal.729

06/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.729

06/13/2025substituted by s4685b

&nbspS04685 AMEND=B STAVISKY

&nbsp02/11/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

&nbsp03/04/20251ST REPORT CAL.457

&nbsp03/05/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp03/10/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp04/03/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4685A

&nbsp04/24/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp04/24/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp04/24/2025referred to higher education

&nbsp05/27/2025RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/27/2025returned to senate

&nbsp05/27/2025VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

&nbsp05/27/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4685B

&nbsp06/10/2025REPASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/10/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/10/2025referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/13/2025substituted for a5979b

&nbsp06/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.729

&nbsp06/13/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/13/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/19/2025VETOED MEMO.144

Go to topA05979 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HIGHER EDUCATION Chair:Hyndman 
DATE:05/28/2025AYE/NAY:20/6 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means HyndmanAyeSmullenNay

LupardoNaySmithAye

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickNay

SimonAyeReillyNay

McDonaldAyeMillerAye

Bichotte HermelAyeGrayAye

McMahonAyePirozzoloNay

ButtenschonAyeSempolinskiNay

ClarkAye

ForrestAye

Chandler-WatermAye

SeawrightAye

EachusAye

SayeghAye

ReyesAye

GriffinAye

KellesAye

O'PharrowAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/13/2025AYE/NAY:22/10 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaNay

GlickAyeFitzpatrickNay

ColtonAyeHawleyNay

CookAyeBlankenbushNay

BenedettoAyePalmesanoNay

WeprinAyeWalshNay

RamosAyeDeStefanoNay

BraunsteinAyeManktelowNay

McDonaldExcusedSmullenNay

RozicAyeGiglioNay

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliExcused

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightExcused

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/13/2025AYE/NAY:28/1 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

RosenthalAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineNay

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

StirpeAye

CruzAye

VanelExcused

Go to topA05979 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA05979 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5979--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, LUNSFORD, CLARK, SLATER, JENSEN,
 EPSTEIN, SAYEGH, SHIMSKY, OTIS, MORINELLO, STIRPE, MEEKS, KELLES --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- commit-
 tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
 mitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with
 amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to including a faculty or
 staff member on the board of trustees of community colleges

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-