{"bill":{"bill_key":"NY-A8053-2026","title":"Provides for temporary exemptions to educational institutions from certain requirements related to the use of multi-occupancy bathrooms and locker rooms; authorizes the use of state building aid for related facility improvements.","side":"anti","state":"NY","year":2026,"status_cat":"failed","ls_status":"introduced","summary":"Provides for temporary exemptions to educational institutions from certain requirements related to the use of multi-occupancy bathrooms and locker rooms; authorizes the use of sta…","notes":"failed at sine die 2026-06-05; Allows schools to no longer comply with state law requiring trans students have bathroom/lockerroom access according to gender until bathrooms are renovated to meet new privacy standards. Same as S07489","types_str":"Trans Bathroom Ban: K12","sponsor_mix":"R","url":"https://legiscan.com/NY/bill/A08053/2025","url_kind":"legiscan","source":"legiscan","special":0,"bluebook":{"cite":"Assemb. 8053, 2025–2026 Leg., Reg. Sess. (N.Y. 2025), https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8053.","short":"N.Y. Assemb. 8053."}},"same_key":[],"sponsors":[{"name":"William Barclay","party":"R","state":"NY","district":"HD-120","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-1262"},{"name":"Kenneth Blankenbush","party":"R","state":"NY","district":"HD-117","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-11312"},{"name":"Scott Gray","party":"R","state":"NY","district":"HD-116","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-24505"},{"name":"Michael Durso","party":"R","state":"NY","district":"HD-009","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-22362"}],"citations":[],"text":{"available":true,"credit":"Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative.","versions":[{"role":"intro","label":"As introduced","chars":4120}]}}