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legislation/us/states/ny/2021-2022/s-5151.md

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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Prohibits schools or school districts from filing a lawsuit against a student's parent or guardian for unpaid meal fees"
+description: "Prohibits schools or school districts from filing a lawsuit against a student's parent or guardian for unpaid meal fees."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
+legislature: "New York Legislature"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "S 5151"
+citation: "New York S 5151 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["MAY"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-02-25"
+last_action: "2021-07-29"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c32d269-5f53-46a2-8cc9-54c5a9ed2077"
+source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S5151"
+source_hash: "2d975ca3809d4a3ebf82a1e242280437a342f3e247fc976eb01a9e858240a4eb"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
+---
+
+# New York S 5151 (2021-2022) — Prohibits schools or school districts from filing a lawsuit against a student's parent or guardian for unpaid meal fees
+
+Prohibits schools or school districts from filing a lawsuit against a student's parent or guardian for unpaid meal fees.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **S5151** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S5151&term=2021&Text=Y)
+2. **S5151A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S5151A)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper
+- Assembly Vote — **118–30** (pass) · lower
+- Rules Vote - Version: A — **21–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- MAY — primary (person)
+- GAUGHRAN — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-25** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-11** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-11** PRINT NUMBER 5151A `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-26** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-26** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1344
+- **2021-06-03** PASSED SENATE `passage`
+- **2021-06-03** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
+- **2021-06-03** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6527A
+- **2021-06-09** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.215
+- **2021-06-09** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
+- **2021-06-09** RETURNED TO SENATE
+- **2021-07-21** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-07-29** SIGNED CHAP.315 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c32d269-5f53-46a2-8cc9-54c5a9ed2077`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
+