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A 8837: Designates the colors blue and yellow as the official colors of the state of New York.
What A 8837 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill proposes to designate the colors blue and yellow as the official colors of the state of New York. This change would be made to the state law. The new official colors would be implemented immediately upon the bill's passage.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8837
- What is the current status of A 8837?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 8837 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 governmental operations".
- Did A 8837 pass?
- Not yet. A 8837 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8837, and where is it now?
- A 8837 was authored by Asm. Phil Steck. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, June 9, 2025 · 151 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8837 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY June 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to designating the colors blue and yellow as the official colors of the state of New York The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 93 to read 2 as follows: 3 § 93. State colors. The colors blue and yellow shall be the official 4 colors of the state of New York. 5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13252-01-5
Text of A 8837 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions