New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

A9537 — Enacts the "freedom to read act"

Last action — Assembly Floor Calendar

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced January 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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In plain language

The bill requires school boards to create policies for reconsideration of library materials.

This bill mandates that education boards adopt policies to review complaints about school library materials. It also requires the creation of a reconsideration committee and the development of model policies by the education commissioner.

What this means for you
  • Workers: Library staff may need to adapt to new policies and procedures for addressing material complaints.
  • Families: Parents may have a clearer process to voice concerns regarding what their children can access in school libraries.
  • Consumers: Students and families will have a defined mechanism for reconsidering library materials they find objectionable.

Summary

Requires each board of education to adopt a written policy for reconsideration of school library materials and make such policy available on its website; requires such policies to include provisions for the creation of a reconsideration committee to review complaints regarding school library materials; requires the commissioner of education to develop one or more model policies for school districts.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. SUBSTITUTED BY S8630C

  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.498

  3. RULES REPORT CAL.498

  4. REPORTED

  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  6. REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS

  7. PRINT NUMBER 9537B

  8. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

  9. PRINT NUMBER 9537A

  10. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

  11. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does A9537 do?
Requires each board of education to adopt a written policy for reconsideration of school library materials and make such policy available on its website; requires such policies to include provisions for the creation of a reconsideration committee to review complaints regarding school library materials; requires the commissioner of education to develop one or more model policies for school districts.
Who sponsors A9537?
A9537 is sponsored by Tony Simone.
What is the current status of A9537?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced January 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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