Provides technical assistance to any municipality that has had a college or university close within such municipality

Latest action Dec 12, 2025

Directs the department of state, in cooperation with other departments, to provide technical assistance to any municipality, upon request, that has had a college or university close within such municipality.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A2007, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Executive Law.

Committee

Finance · New York State Senate

Also referred to Governmental Operations · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To provide more support and technical assistance from the state to muni- cipalities experiencing college closures.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 28, 2025Result: passed
(61) (0) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Finance
Senate FinanceJan 21, 2025Result: passed
(21) (0) (0) (1)

The sponsor's argument

Why Rachel May says this is needed

Though they are thankfully rare, the closure of a college can have devastating effects on a community. With many communities in New York State serving as home to the faculty, students, and workers of a college, and their economies strongly tied to these institutions, the potential negative impacts can be many. This legislation will help local governments experiencing such closures tap into the state's expertise in planning, economic development, and more to develop a strategy to address such closures in the unfortunate event of such a closure.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Dec 12, 2025
Approval MEMO.21
APPROVAL MEMO.21
NY Senate
Dec 12, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.631
NY Senate
Dec 8, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Jun 16, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.774
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.774
NY Assembly
Jun 16, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly

Show full history (11 earlier events)

Jun 16, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Jun 16, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A2007
NY Assembly
Jun 13, 2025
Reference Changed to Ways and Means
REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
May 28, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 28, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 28, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Jan 27, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Jan 22, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Jan 21, 2025
1ST Report CAL.112
1ST REPORT CAL.112
NY Senate
Jan 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Jan 10, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
NY Senate

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