S 4616: 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 S 4616 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed legislation aims to prohibit the use of schoolhouses and grounds for providing permanent or temporary housing for migrant populations in districts outside of cities with a population of one million or more. This means that school buildings in these areas cannot be converted into shelters or used as temporary housing facilities. The law will take effect immediately, and its main goal is to protect school spaces from being used for purposes that could disrupt the educational environment.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4616
- What is the current status of S 4616?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 4616 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 S 4616 pass?
- Not yet. S 4616 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4616, and where is it now?
- S 4616 was authored by Sen. Alexis Weik. Its committee of record is Senate 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. 10, 2025 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 10, 2025 · 206 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4616 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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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