Requires certain documents and forms to be provided in multiple languages
Summary
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.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2021
Last action Mar 15, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2022
How they voted
45–18
Passed
Total votes 63
Mar 15, 2022
D
Democratic43
100% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Mar 15, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5236B
upper
Jan 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5236A
upper
Jan 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
Jun 7, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Jun 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 3, 2021
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TK
Tim Kennedy
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
AB
Alessandra Biaggi
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
Co
AM
Anna M. Kaplan
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Brian Kavanagh
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Addabbo
DDemocratic
Co
John Liu
DDemocratic
Co
KT
Kevin Thomas
DDemocratic
Co
Pete Harckham
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Rachel May
DDemocratic/Working Families
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