# New York S 4781: Enacts tuition-free NY to provide free tuition at SUNY, CUNY and community colleges

New York S 4781, Enacts tuition-free NY to provide free tuition at SUNY, CUNY and community colleges, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by James Skoufis (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-01-07 (REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION) (as of 2026-10-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 4781
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Enacts tuition-free NY to provide free tuition at SUNY, CUNY and community colleges
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2026-01-07, REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
- Sponsor: James Skoufis (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Higher Education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James Skoufis (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gustavo Rivera (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Sanders Jr. (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Cooney (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2026-01-07: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4781)

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- A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses (to governor)
- S 184: Establishes a full year youth and young adult employment immersion program (in committee)
- S 7808: Relates to the determination of salary base for members of the New York city police pension fund (signed)
- S 1986: Extends the time period for recovery of energy performance contract costs incurred by school districts (signed)

## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4781)

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- [A 10162: Extends limitations on the shift between classes of taxable property in the tow…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10162-2025)
- [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025)
- [S 184: Establishes a full year youth and young adult employment immersion program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S184-2025)
- [S 7808: Relates to the determination of salary base for members of the New York city po…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S7808-2025)
- [S 1986: Extends the time period for recovery of energy performance contract costs incur…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S1986-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S4781-2025 (as of 2026-10-23).