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A 9290: Requires silent alarms to be installed in all school classrooms in a location readily accessible to teachers; defines "silent alarm".
What A 9290 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill requires the installation of silent alarms in all school classrooms. These silent alarms are security systems with a button that alerts local law enforcement and school administrators of an emergency situation. The alarms must be installed in a location easily accessible to teachers and take effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 9290
- What is the current status of A 9290?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 9290 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 9290 pass?
- Not yet. A 9290 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 9290, and where is it now?
- A 9290 was authored by Asm. William Colton. Its committee of record is Assembly Education.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to education |
| Dec. 10, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, December 10, 2025 · 246 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9290 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY December 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring silent alarms to be installed in all school classrooms The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 409-o 2 to read as follows: 3 § 409-o. Silent alarms in classrooms. 1. For the purposes of this 4 section, the term "silent alarm" shall mean a security system with a 5 button that, when pressed, alerts local law enforcement and school 6 administrators that an emergency situation is occurring or imminent, but 7 that does not otherwise make an audible alert or sound. 8 2. The board of education or trustees of every school district or, in 9 the case of the city school district of New York, the chancellor, and 10 every board of cooperative educational services, charter school and 11 nonpublic school within the state shall cause a silent alarm to be 12 installed in every classroom in a location readily accessible to teach- 13 ers. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14056-01-5
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