S 5535 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts the "language access expansion act"

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 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2025

How they voted

5210
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Apr 2, 2025
D Democratic41
40 Yea 1
97% Yea
R Republican22
12 Yea 10 Nay
54% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Apr 1, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors

Sponsors