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S 7253: Prohibits the housing of migrants in schoolhouses or on such grounds in the New York City community school district system.
What S 7253 does, verified January 12, 2026
The bill aims to prohibit the housing of migrants in schoolhouses or on school grounds. This policy change would establish a statewide rule to prevent migrant housing in schools. The policy would apply to all schoolhouses and grounds, regardless of location or type. The bill would take effect immediately, but the changes would expire and be repealed after a certain period.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7253
- What is the current status of S 7253?
- As of January 12, 2026, S 7253 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 NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION".
- Did S 7253 pass?
- Not yet. S 7253 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7253, and where is it now?
- S 7253 was authored by Sen. Andrew Lanza with 7 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate New York City Education.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION |
| Apr. 07, 2025 | REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 7, 2025 · 209 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7253 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 7, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LANZA, STEC, BORRELLO, MARTINS, MATTERA, OBERACKER, RHOADS, TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the hous- ing of migrants in schoolhouses or on such grounds The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2590-h of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 57 to read as follows: 3 57. Establish a policy prohibiting schoolhouses and grounds from being 4 used for the purposes of providing permanent or temporary housing for 5 migrant populations. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend- 7 ments to section 2590-h of the education law made by section one of this 8 act shall not affect the expiration and reversion of such section and 9 shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11485-01-5
Text of S 7253 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions