2025-2026 Regular Session • New York Legislature
A05860
Legislative Summary
Relates to the right to unemployment benefits based on employment with certain educational institutions, including the state university of New York, the city university of New York and public community colleges; clarifies the meaning of certain terms relating to such rights to unemployment benefits.
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Bill History
2/24/2025
referred to labor
Assembly
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/24/2025)
Chamber
Assembly
Committee
Labor(Assembly)
Sponsors
Democrat: 34
Primary Sponsor

Claire Valdez
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (33)
Sarahana Shrestha
Democrat
Marcela Mitaynes
Democrat
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Democrat
Zohran Kwame Mamdani
Democrat
Phara Souffrant Forrest
Democrat
Emily Gallagher
Democrat
Yudelka Tapia
Democrat
Anna Kelles
Democrat
Tommy Schiavoni
Democrat
Maritza Davila
Democrat
John McDonald
Democrat
Demond Meeks
Democrat
Steven Raga
Democrat
Steven Otis
Democrat
Andrew Hevesi
Democrat
Alex Bores
Democrat
Patrick Burke
Democrat
Gabriella Romero
Democrat
Harvey Epstein
Democrat
George Alvarez
Democrat
Phillip Steck
Democrat
Alfred Taylor
Democrat
Deborah Glick
Democrat
Khaleel Anderson
Democrat
Christopher Burdick
Democrat
Nader Sayegh
Democrat
Tony Simone
Democrat
William Colton
Democrat
Charles Fall
Democrat
Albert Stirpe
Democrat
Patrick Carroll
Democrat
Judy Griffin
Democrat
Dana Levenberg
Democrat