# New York A 7613: Reforms the education requirements for persons who want to become certified public accountants New York A 7613, Reforms the education requirements for persons who want to become certified public accountants, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Crystal Peoples-Stokes (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-11-21 (SIGNED CHAP.530) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A7613-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New York A 7613 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Reforms the education requirements for persons who want to become certified public accountants - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-01 - Last action: 2025-11-21, SIGNED CHAP.530 - Sponsor: Crystal Peoples-Stokes (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: HIGHER EDUCATION, WAYS AND MEANS, RULES - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (201 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Two licensing paths for New York accountants: benefit, medium. The law sets two paths to become a certified public accountant in New York. Applicants need at least 120 semester hours and two years of acceptable full-time experience, or 150 hours and one year. Equivalent experience is also allowed as specified by the law. The accountancy program must be state-r… - New York practice rules for out-of-state accountants: mixed, medium. Out-of-state certified public accountants can practice in New York through a practice privilege. They must hold a valid license in good standing and practice in the state where their main business is located. They must meet New York's education and experience path: at least 120 semester hours plus… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Crystal Peoples-Stokes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alicia Hyndman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Aron Wieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chris Burdick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Donna Lupardo (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gabriella Romero (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John T. McDonald III (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Judy Griffin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karines Reyes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marianne Buttenschon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sarah Clark (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-12 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 57 | 2 | | | 2025-06-09 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 144 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-11-21: SIGNED CHAP.530 (House) - 2025-11-17: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House) - 2025-06-12: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate) - 2025-06-12: PASSED SENATE (Senate) - 2025-06-12: 3RD READING CAL.906 (Senate) - 2025-06-12: SUBSTITUTED FOR S6891B (Senate) - 2025-06-09: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate) - 2025-06-09: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House) - 2025-06-09: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2025-06-09: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.517 (House) - 2025-06-09: RULES REPORT CAL.517 (House) - 2025-06-09: REPORTED (House) - 2025-06-06: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House) - 2025-05-28: REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House) - 2025-05-25: PRINT NUMBER 7613B (House) - 2025-05-25: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION (House) - 2025-05-15: PRINT NUMBER 7613A (House) - 2025-05-15: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION (House) - 2025-04-01: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (House) ## Bill text - Amendment B, 2025-05-25: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A7613B) - Amendment A, 2025-05-15: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A7613A) - Original, 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A7613) ## Related bills - S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer (signed) - S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors (signed) - A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors (signed) - A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses (signed) - A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness (signed) - A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed) ## Sources - [Amendment B (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A7613B) - [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A7613A) - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A7613) ## Related - [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025) - [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025) - [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025) - [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025) - [A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10343-2025) - [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025) - [New York bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york/bills) - [New York state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A7613-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).