# New York S 7855: Authorizes a survey regarding instruction on the Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history within the state; establishes an advisory committee New York S 7855, Authorizes a survey regarding instruction on the Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history within the state; establishes an advisory committee, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by John Liu (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-12 (SIGNED CHAP.639) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S7855-2025 - 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 S 7855 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Authorizes a survey regarding instruction on the Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history within the state; establishes an advisory committee - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-05-09 - Last action: 2025-12-12, SIGNED CHAP.639 - Sponsor: John Liu (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: EDUCATION, WAYS AND MEANS - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (203 yes, 14 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - History committee members can recover work expenses: benefit, low. The law allows expense repayment for members of New York’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander history advisory committee. Expenses must be actual and necessary costs of committee work. Members receive no pay for their services. The act expires three years after its effective date. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: John Liu (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Brian Kavanagh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rachel May (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-11 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 126 | 13 | | | 2025-06-10 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 57 | 1 | | | 2025-06-04 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 20 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-12-12: SIGNED CHAP.639 (Senate) - 2025-12-01: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate) - 2025-06-11: RETURNED TO SENATE (House) - 2025-06-11: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2025-06-11: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.588 (House) - 2025-06-11: SUBSTITUTED FOR A8463E (House) - 2025-06-10: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House) - 2025-06-10: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate) - 2025-06-10: PASSED SENATE (Senate) - 2025-06-05: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7855E (Senate) - 2025-06-04: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1558 (Senate) - 2025-06-04: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES (Senate) - 2025-05-30: PRINT NUMBER 7855D (Senate) - 2025-05-30: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION (Senate) - 2025-05-29: PRINT NUMBER 7855C (Senate) - 2025-05-29: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION (Senate) - 2025-05-20: PRINT NUMBER 7855B (Senate) - 2025-05-20: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION (Senate) - 2025-05-19: PRINT NUMBER 7855A (Senate) - 2025-05-19: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION (Senate) - 2025-05-09: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment E, 2025-06-05: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7855E) - Amendment D, 2025-05-30: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7855D) - Amendment C, 2025-05-29: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7855C) - Amendment B, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7855B) - Amendment A, 2025-05-19: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7855A) - Original, 2025-05-09: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7855) ## 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 E (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7855E) - [Amendment D (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7855D) - [Amendment C (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7855C) - [Amendment B (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7855B) - [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7855A) - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7855) ## 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-S7855-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).