New York bills · 2025 Regular Session
New York A 5859
Enacts the "assuring college campus and educational safety and support (ACCESS) act" relating to harassment of students and applicants at educational institutions
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Micah Lasher (Democratic)
Cosponsors (15)
- Nily Rozic (Democratic)
- William Colton (Democratic)
- Brian Cunningham (Democratic)
- Jeffrey Dinowitz (Democratic)
- Simcha Eichenstein (Democratic)
- Deborah Glick (Democratic)
- Charles Lavine (Democratic)
- Nader Sayegh (Democratic)
- Rebecca Seawright (Democratic)
- John Zaccaro Jr. (Democratic)
- Edward Braunstein (Democratic)
- Phil Steck (Democratic)
- Steve Stern (Democratic)
- Sam Berger (Democratic)
- Matthew Slater (Republican/Conservative)
Summary
Official abstract published by the New York legislature
Enacts the "assuring college campus and educational safety and support (ACCESS) act" relating to harassment of students and applicants at educational institutions; describes the circumstances under which harassment at educational institutions is an unlawful discriminatory practice; describes the circumstances under which an educational institution is deemed to have permitted harassment; describes additional circumstances under which a college or university is deemed to have permitted harassment.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 7, 2026 · House
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS - Feb 24, 2025 · House
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS