A 2689

New York Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.

Enacts the building up immigrant legal defense or BUILD act.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-A-2689
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee Governmental Operations
Assembly in_committee 2026-01-07
Immigration Infrastructure / Utilities Labor / Employment
Summary

Enacts the building up immigrant legal defense or BUILD act to provide competitive workforce development and capacity building grants to eligible entities that are seeking to expand access to representation for individuals facing deportation by increasing the workforce and strengthening the legal services infrastructure needed to provide such representation.

Sponsor
Catalina Cruz
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-01-22 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-07 Status in_committee
2026-01-07 Latest Action In Assembly Committee
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