New York · 2025-2026

S 161

Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness and increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients

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New York Bill S 161 proposes to expand the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness. Additionally, the bill seeks to increase loan reimbursement for attorneys working in legal services with indigent clients.

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Roll-call votes on this bill

Motion / questionChamberStageRollOutcomeYeaNayOtherDateSource
Floor Vote - Version: A upper c89f5217-a685-491f-9a37-258db7d2432e pass 59 1 3 May 4, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c89f5217-a685-491f-9a37-258db7d2432e CC0-1.0
Finance Vote - Version: A upper b8e5f373-1e5d-4e84-b6bc-64304854972f pass 22 0 0 Mar 5, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b8e5f373-1e5d-4e84-b6bc-64304854972f CC0-1.0
Higher Education Vote - Version: A upper 176ffdb2-687e-43be-a0ff-d79d71f4253d pass 11 0 0 Feb 10, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/176ffdb2-687e-43be-a0ff-d79d71f4253d CC0-1.0
Floor Vote upper e314b07e-7846-48c5-b63a-dbb3e8ba4ded pass 54 1 5 May 13, 2025 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e314b07e-7846-48c5-b63a-dbb3e8ba4ded CC0-1.0
Higher Education Vote upper 6f431bd7-f6d8-45fa-8555-4239498f8e73 pass 11 0 0 Feb 3, 2025 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6f431bd7-f6d8-45fa-8555-4239498f8e73 CC0-1.0