---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes a maximum temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities"
description: "Establishes a maximum temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities; provides a definition of extreme heat condition days and the standard to measure room temperature."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 3397"
citation: "New York S 3397 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Skoufis"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2024-12-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/389c7000-548b-4e41-bb37-f09344c2fce4"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S3397"
source_hash: "6c7588771f1ed8d6dd114f95bb89bcc9f9b154c782e6a1ca97123be29e64c846"
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 3397 (2023-2024) — Establishes a maximum temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities

Establishes a maximum temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities; provides a definition of extreme heat condition days and the standard to measure room temperature.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S3397** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S3397&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **S3397A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S3397A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **129–12** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **57–3** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote - Version: A — **18–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James Skoufis — primary (person)
- Alexis Weik — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Gounardes — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew J. Lanza — cosponsor (person)
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Kavanagh — cosponsor (person)
- Dean Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Iwen Chu — cosponsor (person)
- Jabari Brisport — cosponsor (person)
- Jack M. Martins — cosponsor (person)
- Jake Ashby — cosponsor (person)
- Jamaal Bailey — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Cooney — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton — cosponsor (person)
- John Liu — cosponsor (person)
- John Mannion — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Julia Salazar — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin S. Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen Gonzalez — cosponsor (person)
- Lea Webb — cosponsor (person)
- Leroy Comrie — cosponsor (person)
- Mario Mattera — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Hinchey — cosponsor (person)
- Monica Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick — cosponsor (person)
- Pete Harckham — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel May — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Rolison — cosponsor (person)
- Samra Brouk — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Ryan — cosponsor (person)
- Shelley Mayer — cosponsor (person)
- William Weber — cosponsor (person)
- Zellnor Myrie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-31** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-28** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-28** PRINT NUMBER 3397A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-06-07** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-07** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1907
- **2024-06-07** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-07** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-06-07** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-07** SUBSTITUTED FOR A9011A
- **2024-06-07** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.574
- **2024-06-07** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-06-07** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2024-12-02** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-13** SIGNED CHAP.596 `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-13** APPROVAL MEMO.42

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/389c7000-548b-4e41-bb37-f09344c2fce4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).