New York Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: May 18, 2026.
Enacts the facilitating access to e-books for libraries act.
Permits libraries and library systems to enter into cooperative purchasing agreements to purchase or license electronic literary materials; prevents contracts between publishers or aggregators and libraries or library systems from restricting the disclosure of certain information.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-05-18 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-05-18 | Latest Action | In Assembly Committee |