# New York S 1099: Enacts the freedom to read act

New York S 1099, Enacts the freedom to read act, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Rachel May (Democratic); status vetoed, last action 2025-12-19 (VETOED MEMO.136) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 1099
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Enacts the freedom to read act
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-12-19, VETOED MEMO.136
- Sponsor: Rachel May (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: LIBRARIES, EDUCATION
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (141 yes, 62 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Rachel May (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jessica Ramos (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lea Webb (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Leroy Comrie (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patricia Fahy (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Samra Brouk (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-17 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 89 | 46 |   |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 46 | 15 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | committee | Libraries Committee Vote | pass | 6 | 1 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-12-19: VETOED MEMO.136 (Senate)
- 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-17: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-17: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.744 (House)
- 2025-06-13: SUBSTITUTED FOR A7777 (House)
- 2025-05-20: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (House)
- 2025-05-20: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: 1ST REPORT CAL.649 (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: REFERRED TO LIBRARIES (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1099)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1099)

## Related
- [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025)
- [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025)
- [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025)
- [S 9968: Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9968-2025)
- [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)
- [A 10162: Extends limitations on the shift between classes of taxable property in the tow…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10162-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S1099-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).