A 5483: Prohibits the permanent or temporary housing of migrant populations in schoolhouses or on school grounds in districts outside of a city with a population of one million or more.
What A 5483 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to prohibit the use of schoolhouses and school grounds for providing permanent or temporary housing for migrant populations in districts outside of a city with a population of one million or more. This means that school buildings and grounds in these areas cannot be used as shelters or temporary housing facilities. The law will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: referred to education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5483
- What is the current status of A 5483?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5483 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to education".
- Did A 5483 pass?
- Not yet. A 5483 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5483, and where is it now?
- A 5483 was authored by Asm. Michael Durso with 5 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Education. It is filed under EDN, alongside 312 other New York EDN bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to education |
| Feb. 14, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 14, 2025 · 201 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5483 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the perma- nent or temporary housing of migrant populations in schoolhouses or on school grounds in districts outside of a city with a population of one million or more The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 414 of the education law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3 3. Schoolhouses and grounds in the custody and under the control and 4 supervision of trustees or a board of education of a district outside a 5 city of one million or more shall be prohibited from being used for the 6 purposes of providing permanent or temporary housing for migrant popu- 7 lations. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05433-01-5
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