---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to eligibility for tuition assistance program awards for certain undergraduates who must transfer to another institution as a result of a permanent college closure"
description: "Extends eligibility for tuition assistance program awards for certain undergraduates who must transfer to another institution as a result of a permanent college closure by two semesters."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "A 8110"
citation: "New York A 8110 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SIMON"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-05-30"
last_action: "2018-12-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d222f200-e70b-4f2a-aec7-7019286d70b6"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/A8110"
source_hash: "e95bb78f68b0d241dcd089c1168033c2198424ae3607c86712cdae61b11326c8"
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 A 8110 (2017-2018) — Relates to eligibility for tuition assistance program awards for certain undergraduates who must transfer to another institution as a result of a permanent college closure

Extends eligibility for tuition assistance program awards for certain undergraduates who must transfer to another institution as a result of a permanent college closure by two semesters.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8110 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8110&term=2017&Text=Y)
2. **A8110 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/A8110)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **130–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SIMON — primary (person)
- ABBATE — cosponsor (person)
- ARROYO — cosponsor (person)
- BARRON — cosponsor (person)
- BLAKE — cosponsor (person)
- COLTON — cosponsor (person)
- COOK — cosponsor (person)
- CRESPO — cosponsor (person)
- D'URSO — cosponsor (person)
- DICKENS — cosponsor (person)
- ENGLEBRIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- ERRIGO — cosponsor (person)
- GALEF — cosponsor (person)
- GOTTFRIED R — cosponsor (person)
- HYNDMAN — cosponsor (person)
- LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- MAGNARELLI — cosponsor (person)
- MCDONALD — cosponsor (person)
- MCDONOUGH — cosponsor (person)
- MURRAY — cosponsor (person)
- ORTIZ — cosponsor (person)
- PALMESANO — cosponsor (person)
- PELLEGRINO — cosponsor (person)
- PICHARDO — cosponsor (person)
- RA — cosponsor (person)
- RAIA — cosponsor (person)
- RIVERA — cosponsor (person)
- SEAWRIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- STIRPE — cosponsor (person)
- TAYLOR — cosponsor (person)
- VANEL — cosponsor (person)
- WEPRIN — cosponsor (person)
- WILLIAMS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-30** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-07** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-03** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-01** REPORTED
- **2018-05-03** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.841
- **2018-05-09** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2018-05-09** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2018-05-09** REFERRED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-12** SUBSTITUTED FOR S1243
- **2018-06-12** 3RD READING CAL.1093
- **2018-06-12** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2018-06-12** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2018-11-26** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2018-12-07** SIGNED CHAP.400 `executive-signature`
- **2018-12-07** APPROVAL MEMO.10

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d222f200-e70b-4f2a-aec7-7019286d70b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).