New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11596: Adds libraries to the list of sensitive locations for immigration enforcement purposes
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Adds libraries to the list of sensitive locations for immigration enforcement purposes.
What the bill says
An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to adding libraries to the list of sensitive locations for immigration enforcement purposes.
From the introduced text, June 5, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to adding libraries to the list of sensitive locations for immigration enforcement purposes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (xii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 29 of the civil rights law is renumbered subparagraph (xiii), subparagraph (xi) of such paragraph, as added by section 2 of subpart E of part LL of chapter 55 of the laws of 2026, is amended and a new subparagraph (xii) is added to read as [or] (XII) LIBRARY; OR § 2. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature that this act would have been enacted even if such invalid provisions had not been included herein. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law …
Sponsors
- Gabriella Romero (D, 109) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO CODES
Subjects: Civil Rights Law
Common questions
- What is A11596?
- A11596 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Adds libraries to the list of sensitive locations for immigration enforcement purposes.
- What does A11596 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to adding libraries to the list of sensitive locations for immigration enforcement purposes.
- What is the status of A11596?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO CODES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11596?
- Gabriella Romero (D, 109).
- Where is the official record for A11596?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11596
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