# New York S 9125: Enacts the "licensure incentives and fee-support for testing (LIFT) act"

New York S 9125, Enacts the "licensure incentives and fee-support for testing (LIFT) act", is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Sam Sutton (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-09-23 (PRINT NUMBER 9125A) (as of 2026-10-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 9125
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Enacts the "licensure incentives and fee-support for testing (LIFT) act"
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-05
- Last action: 2026-09-23, PRINT NUMBER 9125A
- Sponsor: Sam Sutton (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- 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: Sam Sutton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julia Salazar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lea Webb (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Luis R. Sepúlveda (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nathalia Fernandez (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stephen T. Chan (Republican), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2026-09-23: PRINT NUMBER 9125A (Senate)
- 2026-09-23: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2026-09-23: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S9125A)
- Original, 2026-02-05: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S9125)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S9125A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S9125)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9125-2025 (as of 2026-10-21).